Editing Cloud albedo (section)

=== Cloud thickness ===
[[File:Big Cumulonimbus.JPG|thumb|Archetypical anvil shaped cumulonimbus cloud photographed by Simon Eugster in April 2005]]
Thicker clouds have a higher albedo than thinner ones.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":02" /><ref name=":2" /> In fact thick clouds and thin clouds will occasionally respond differently to differences in other factors such as droplet size. Clouds that tend to be thicker and have higher albedos include [[Cumulus cloud|cumulus]], [[Stratocumulus cloud|stratocumulus]], and [[Cumulonimbus cloud|cumulonimbus]] clouds.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":1" />

==== Liquid water path ====
Water content and cloud thickness together make a cloud's [[liquid water path]]. This value also notably varies with changing cloud droplet size.<ref name=":2" /> Liquid water path is typically measured in units of g/m<sup>2</sup> and in excess of 20 g/m<sup>2</sup> clouds typically will become opaque to long-wavelength light although this may not hold true with cirrus clouds.<ref name=":0" />