09-10-2008 - Earth

sagar: Author=’EarthSky’ program=” video=’8′“Clouds, since they reflect sunlight sunlight back to space, can cool the Earth. And clouds also, on the other hand, can heat the planet in a greenhouse sense.”
- Bruce Weilicki

Bruce Wielicki of NASA is the principal investigator for NASA’s Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) mission.

In this Clear Voices for Science podcast, Wielicki spoke with EarthSky’s Jorge Salazar about how clouds affect the energy Earth receives, keeps, and emits back to space – what scientists call Earth’s energy balance.

Our thanks to NASA’s Terra Mission, helping us better understand and protect our home planet.

Our thanks to:
Bruce Wielicki
Senior Scientist for Earth Sciences
Principal Investigator, CERES Mission
NASA Langley Research Center

Written by Jorge Salazar

5 Responses to “Bruce Wielicki on clouds and Earth’s energy balance”

1. a p garcia says:

   September 10, 2008 at 3:33 pm

   It is refreshing to hear a scientist talk about the energy Earth recieves.

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2. Deborah Byrd says:

   September 10, 2008 at 7:41 pm

   a p … we’re glad you like it! Thank you,

   Deborah

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3. chris says:

   September 17, 2008 at 11:06 am

   thats weird

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4. Hank says:

   September 20, 2008 at 9:45 pm

   This is one of the best explanations I’ve heard regarding how significant clouds are in the earth’s energy balance. Thank you for this excellent interview.

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5. Deborah Byrd says:

   September 21, 2008 at 10:25 am

   Thanks Hank.

   These interviews are sponsored by NASA. It’s exciting to us at EarthSky that NASA is helping the voices of its scientists to be heard. We love this work. We’re glad you like it, too!

   Deborah

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