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Three panels adapted from the paper that show moonlight imagery, a low cloud test, and a cloud mask.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

When Less is More—The Moon Sheds Light on Clouds at Night

by Jonathan H. Jiang 12 April 202226 April 2022

Shining light into the dark reveals the unseen, but in some cases, it changes our perception of reality. Through moonlight we learn how the environment tricks our ways of finding nocturnal clouds.

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El sorprendente alcance de las gigantescas ondas atmosféricas de Tonga

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 1 February 202230 November 2022

Los resultados empiezan a llegar: Científicos de alrededor del mundo explican las gigantescas ondas atmosféricas que emanaron de la erupción del volcán Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai.

A series of images showing a wave starting at the volcano and traveling across the globe
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The Surprising Reach of Tonga’s Giant Atmospheric Waves

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 21 January 202227 March 2023

Results are beginning to pour in: Scientists around the globe explain the massive atmospheric waves that emanated from the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai eruption.

Map showing 36-hour track forecast for Typhoon Maria and chart showing track errors for different experiments.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Impact of Geostationary Sounder on Typhoon Forecasts

by Suzana Camargo 24 November 202126 April 2022

An analysis of the impact of targeted observations from the Geostationary Interferometric Infrared Sounder at high-temporal resolution on forecasts for Typhoon Maria in 2018.

Trees with a view of Italy’s Mount Etna behind.
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Supergreen Trees Can Signal Sites of Eruptions

by J. Besl 8 November 202126 April 2022

Tree core chemistry can explain what happened before Mount Etna’s 2002 eruption and suggests that trees could play a role in rebuilding past eruptions.

A rock balances on a thin leg of ice.
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An Explanation, at Last, for Mysterious “Zen Stones”

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 2 November 202120 September 2023

Laboratory experiments re-create the thin, icy pedestals that support some rocks in nature, revealing that sublimation plays a key role in the formation of these rare and beautiful structures.

A photograph of polar stratospheric clouds near Kiruna, Sweden.
Posted inEditors' Vox

New Insights into Polar Stratospheric Clouds

by Lamont R. Poole 18 October 202126 April 2022

New satellite observations of polar stratospheric clouds have advanced our understanding of how, when, and where they form, their composition, and their role in ozone depletion.

A close-up view of the grid of hexagonal golden mirrors that make up the primary mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Overture to Exoplanets

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 26 July 202124 October 2022

The curtain is about to rise on the James Webb Space Telescope. Let’s see what’s in store for its opening act.

Illustration of exoplanet Kepler-1649 c orbiting its host red dwarf star
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The Forecast for Exoplanets is Cloudy but Bright

by Kate Evans 26 July 202126 April 2022

Clouds make climate modeling on Earth difficult. Identifying—and even defining—atmospheric phenomena on other planets is the next big exoplanet challenge.

Image of remote sensing of ocean color in the Yellow Sea.
Posted inEditors' Vox

The Earth in Living Color: Monitoring Our Planet from Above

by D. Schimel and Benjamin Poulter 9 June 202111 September 2023

A new special collection invites papers on a new era of remote sensing missions and instruments that will provide insights into human and climate driven changes on planet Earth.

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