Table 2
Cloud covers of equivalent cloud fraction with the parameters used to generate them.
| Patchy clouds | Sub-solar clouds | Polar cusps | ||
| F c | σc (°) | F eff | Lt (°) | F eff |
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| 0.10 | 20 | 0.12 | 50 | 0.14 |
| 0.40 | 40 | 0.41 | 30 | 0.39 |
| 0.60 | 50 | 0.59 | 20 | 0.58 |
| 0.80 | 60 | 0.75 | 10 | 0.77 |
Notes. Fc is the fraction of the planet covered by patchy clouds, σc is the angular width of the sub-solar clouds, Lt is the threshold latitude of polar cusps and Feff is the effective coverage, i.e., the actual coverage for the considered distribution of sub-solar clouds and polar cusps.
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