The three-dimensional distribution of electron density in the Earth’s ionosphere could be obtained using the broadband radiation of naturally occurring lightning discharges.
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Satellite Observations Validate Stratosphere Temperature Models
Since the 1970s, the stratosphere has cooled as ozone levels dropped and carbon dioxide levels increased. Chemical models of the temperature decline conflicted with satellite observations—until now.
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Cassini Reveals a Missing Link on Saturn’s Rotating Aurora
The bright aurorae dancing in the sky are produced by charged particles traveling along the magnetic field lines from tens of planetary radii. By why do aurorae rotate at Saturn but not at Earth?
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Atmospheric Aerosol in the Changing Arctic
Warming and sea ice loss in the Arctic are affecting the complex interactions between the atmosphere, ocean, land, and ice-covered areas, including the formation and transport of aerosol.
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Could Life Be Floating in Venus’s Clouds?
If present, microbes could explain evolving patterns in the planet’s atmosphere when observed in ultraviolet light.
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Retrieving Tropospheric Ozone from Ground-based Spectroscopy
A new technique can retrieve the profile of ozone from surface to tropopause by MAX-DOS ground-based measurements.
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Dropsondes Reveal Atmospheric Boundary Layers Over Antarctic
636 high-resolution dropsondes reveal four types of atmospheric boundary layer over the Antarctic, including well-mixed and convective types.
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Rosenfeld Receives 2018 Yoram J. Kaufman Outstanding Research and Unselfish Cooperation Award
Daniel Rosenfeld will receive the 2018 Yoram J. Kaufman Outstanding Research and Unselfish Cooperation Award at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2018, to be held 10–14 December in Washington, D. C. The award recognizes “broad influence in atmospheric science through exceptional creativity, inspiration of younger scientists, mentoring, international collaborations, and unselfish cooperation in research.”
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Adames-Corraliza Receives 2018 James R. Holton Award
Ángel F. Adames-Corraliza will receive the 2018 James R. Holton Award at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2018, to be held 10–14 December in Washington, D. C. The award recognizes “outstanding scientific research and accomplishments of early-career scientists” who are no more than 3 years past receiving the Ph.D. degree.
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Free Flight Time for Projects in Atmospheric Sciences
Got an urgent or innovative project that involves collecting airborne data? A research flight company is donating an estimated $100,000 of its resources to help you.