Overall effect of all clouds Cloud albedo forcing> cooling Cloud greenhouse forcing warming The overall effect of all clouds together is that the earth 's surface is cooler than it would be if the atmosphere had no clouds The dominate factor in the global albedo is cloudsOverall effect of all clouds • Cloud albedo forcing → cooling • Cloud greenhouse forcing → warming • The overall effect of all clouds together is that the Earth's surface is cooler than it would be if the atmosphere had no clouds • The dominate factor in the global albedo is clouds