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Cirrus clouds form from airborne ice particles. Credit: Zeng et al., 2023
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How Kicked-Up Dust Forms Cirrus Clouds

by Morgan Rehnberg 14 March 202320 April 2023

Dust lifted into the air by cyclones provides anchor points for cloud-forming ice.

Schematic representation of the model setup developed in this paper
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Examining Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions at a Large Scale

by Jiwen Fan 7 March 202316 March 2023

A new numerical setup demonstrates that aerosols could affect clouds, and hence the radiation budget, thousands of kilometers from their location.

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Posted inResearch Spotlights

Scientists Can Now Map Lightning in 3D

by Morgan Rehnberg 15 February 202315 February 2023

A new approach enables meter-scale localization of lightning strikes. And it’s already illuminating the basic physics of the phenomenon.

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A Theory of Squall Lines

by Bjorn Stevens 9 January 20239 January 2023

About 50 years ago, vorticity thinking helped unveil basic properties of squall lines. Zhang now provides a closed theory, demystifying one of nature’s most important forms of convective organization.

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If There Is Phosphine on Venus, There Isn’t Much

by Morgan Rehnberg 1 December 20221 December 2022

New observations of the Venusian atmosphere collected from an airborne observatory showed no sign of the potential biosignature gas, casting additional doubt on a previous report of its detection.

A bolt of lightning flashes across a night sky.
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Salt Spray May Stifle Lightning over the Sea

by Carolyn Wilke 1 November 20224 November 2022

New research suggests that sea-salt aerosols seed large raindrops that starve clouds of water needed to make lightning. But not all scientists are convinced it’s simply about salt spray.

Photo of ice crystals
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Fantastic Ice-Nucleating Particles and How to Find Them

by Susannah M. Burrows 11 October 202211 October 2022

Recent advances in measurements and models are paving the way to transform fundamental understanding and simulation of ice-nucleating particles and their climate impacts. 

Images of ice particles
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New Cloud and Precipitation Data Over the Southern Ocean

by Minghua Zhang 11 October 202211 October 2022

New measurements show the macro- and microphysical characteristics of the clouds and precipitation over the data-space regions of the Southern Ocean.

Satellite image of clouds and ship tracks in the Pacific Ocean south of Alaska
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Tracking Climate Through Ship Exhaust

by Humberto Basilio 27 September 202218 October 2022

International regulations have reduced aerosol pollutants released from ships. Now, researchers want to use ship tracks to better understand the ambiguous effects that cleaner air has on climate.

Four radar reflectivity diagrams.
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Advanced Real-Time Prediction of Storms With 30-Second Refresh

by Jiwen Fan 19 August 202228 September 2022

A new-generation weather radar and a massive supercomputing system enables forecasts of storms refreshed every 30 seconds, a significant development in severe weather prediction.

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