The Fujiwhara effect—complex interactions between large storms nearby each other—can steer hurricanes and tropical storms but doesn’t typically create colossal tempests.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
Air temperatures in coastal ecosystems of Australia routinely exceed the optimum range for photosynthesis, hindering plants’ ability to take up atmospheric carbon.Read More »Mathematical Geophysics
A tool from dynamic systems theory is helping atmospheric scientists identify how dust and moisture mix over West Africa.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
Satellite observational analysis confirms that lower-atmospheric stability and cloud clustering are major factors modulating the tropical radiation budget that had been suggested by modeling studies.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
Researchers established a relatively low cost method that could help countries with limited monitoring capabilities measure particulate pollution in their skies.Read More »Planetary Sciences
Un rayo en el planeta Tierra necesita sólo algunos simples ingredientes para generar una chispa. Esos ingredientes existen en todo el sistema solar y más allá.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
The Lagrangian method applied to tracking water transport between the Atlantic and Pacific basins reveals a larger contribution by mid-latitude westerly winds across Eurasia than previously thought.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences