Our understanding of Earth’s biology and its responses to environmental change is limited by an incomplete picture of the planet’s dynamic aerobiome.
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Scientists Zero In on Tiny Particles to Improve Weather and Air Quality Forecasts
A new method for handling satellite aerosol observations boosts simulation accuracy, with potential benefits for weather and climate forecasting.
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Chemical Conversations Between Forests and the Sky Affect Air Quality, Clouds, and More
Trees release invisible gases that can create clouds, trap heat, and worsen pollution. Scientists are busy trying to unravel forests’ complex atmospheric contributions in a changing climate.
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Venusian Sulfur Clouds Might Not Be So Inhospitable After All
New research shows that peptides can fold into “omega loops” linked to biological functions, even in highly acidic environments.
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The Effects of Polar Night and Day on Arctic Air Masses
Cold air outbreaks and warm air intrusions link Arctic and midlatitude weather and climate. But a lack of data on these events, especially in winter, limits our understanding.
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A Hot Jupiter’s Cloudy Mornings and Clear Evenings Provide Clues to Its Chemistry
An improved weather forecast for an exoplanet 700 light-years away has revealed new details about its true chemical composition, clarifying more than a decade of blurry data.
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Martian Aerosols Reveal Dynamics of Dust and Cloud Transport
A new study presents a nine-Martian-year survey of dust and water ice clouds vertical distribution, key drivers of the planet’s climate.
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Toward Marine Cloud Brightening at Scale: A Science Agenda
Marine Cloud Brightening (MCB) is a Solar Radiation Management (SRM) solution to cool the planet by changing the albedo of low-altitude marine clouds to increase reflected shortwave radiation.
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Understanding Aerosol-Cloud Interactions is Pivotal for Improving Climate Predictions
Global cooperation and knowledge sharing are essential to improve our understanding of cloud formation and evolution through aerosol-cloud interaction.
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New Insights into the Foggy Role of Contrails Within Clouds
New research helps clarify how frequently contrails form within clouds and what that means for their effect on the climate.