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Geophysical Research Letters

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Rethinking How Tropical Convection Works

by C. Minnehan 17 July 201510 December 2022

Researchers look at previous Walker circulation models and ask, Does damping truly matter?

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Urbanization Threatens Drought-Reducing Clouds in California

by C. Palmer 16 July 201528 October 2022

Since the mid-20th century, increased urbanization along the southern California coast has raised nighttime temperatures, resulting in less morning fog and cloud cover.

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Newly Discovered Properties of Elusive Gamma Ray Flashes

by C. Minnehan 9 July 201510 March 2023

The properties of terrestrial gamma ray flashes have eluded scientists for years. This new study sheds light on how they originate.

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How Did the Moon Get Its Shape?

by C. Minnehan 23 June 201528 October 2021

Scientists find a solution to a 200-year-old problem: syncing the prominent bulges on the Moon with our natural satellite's origins.

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Amazon Rain Forest Nourished by African Dust

by Terri Cook 22 June 201529 April 2022

New satellite data highlight the important role African dust plays in maintaining the rain forest's long-term health.

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Historic Warm Periods Shed Light on Future Cyclones

by David Shultz 1 June 20158 March 2022

Researchers look back in time to help understand our warmer future.

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New Insights into Currents in Earth's Magnetic Field

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 18 May 201516 November 2021

Multisatellite missions give scientists a more complete view of the intense currents that bounce back and forth along our planet's magnetic field lines.

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Deep Atlantic Conduit Boasts Longest Billow Train

by N. Akpan 6 May 201517 August 2022

Some 4000 meters below sea level, swirling patterns of more than 250 consecutive breaking waves up to 100 meters tall stretch through the Atlantic Ocean's Romanche Trench.

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Global Atmospheric Model Simulates Fine Details of Gravity Waves

by P. Kollipara 6 May 201519 October 2021

Whole-atmosphere general circulation model captures many aspects of mesoscale gravity wave structures—down to the tens of kilometers—and resulting temperatures and tides.

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What Causes Sunspot Pairs?

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 5 May 201518 January 2023

Analysis of magnetic fields on the Sun's surface offers a new clue on why sunspots appear.

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