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Research Spotlight 13 October 2020

Capturing Heat-Driven Atmospheric Tides on Mars

Spacecraft observations and model simulations provide new insights into tidal patterns that transport momentum and energy into the planet’s upper atmosphere.
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Climate Change
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News 7 October 2020

Pollution over the Tibetan Plateau Linked to Sea Ice Loss in the Arctic

New research suggests an atmospheric connection between Arctic sea ice melt and anthropogenic aerosol pollution over the Tibetan Plateau.
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Atmospheric Sciences
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Research Spotlight 30 September 2020

Successfully Simulating Atmospheric Gravity Waves

These waves are key to moving energy from the troposphere to the thermosphere, but until now they haven’t been well described at high altitudes in computer models.
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News 25 September 2020

Have We Got Dust All Wrong?

Scientists are challenging conventional notions of how dust particles are aligned; “everything we’ve so far hypothesized about the impact of dust on the atmosphere might be misplaced.”
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News 24 September 2020

Podcast: The Unusual Relationship Between Climate and Pandemics

Two recent studies show how climate affects human pandemics and how pandemics, in turn, alter the environment.
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News 21 September 2020

Decrease in Lightning Recorded over the Lower 48

Researchers mining data from the National Lightning Detection Network found a 32% decrease in lightning counts in May and June 2020 compared with previous years.
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Editors' Highlights 17 September 2020

What the Upper Ocean Looks Like During a Hurricane and Why It Matters

High-resolution measurements reveal the structure of the upper ocean under a hurricane and its feedback on storm intensity.
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Atmospheric Sciences
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Editors' Vox 16 September 2020

Halocarbons: What Are They and Why Are They Important?

CFCs and other halocarbons have long been known for causing an ozone hole over the Antarctic, but many of them are also powerful greenhouse gases.
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Atmospheric Sciences
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Research Spotlight 16 September 2020

Trans-Atlantic Dusts May Not Enrich Amazon as Much as Thought

New research indicates that nutrient loads delivered to South American ecosystems by dust originating in Africa are far lower than suggested in previous studies.
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Atmospheric Sciences
Six sequential radar reflectivity scans of Hurricane Michael as it developed

Editors' Highlights 16 September 2020

The Evolution of Observed Hurricane Eyewall Shapes

The observational evidence of the wind field of Hurricane Michael using radar imagery showed an eyewall structure evolution with elliptical, triangular, and square shapes for the first time.
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