Adds mass to a quantity of air, more mass means that quantity of air can absorb more heat and hold on to that heat longer.
Ice crystals, like Palacegalleryration pointed out, work like tin foil in an oven. The crystals work like a blanket that reflects some parts of sunlight back to Earth instead of continuing out to space.
Adds mass to a quantity of air, more mass means that quantity of air can absorb more heat and hold on to that heat longer.
Ice crystals, like Palacegalleryration pointed out, work like tin foil in an oven. The crystals work like a blanket that reflects some parts of sunlight back to Earth instead of continuing out to space.