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
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.
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The Surprising Reach of Tonga’s Giant Atmospheric Waves
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.
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Impact of Geostationary Sounder on Typhoon Forecasts
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.
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Supergreen Trees Can Signal Sites of Eruptions
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.
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An Explanation, at Last, for Mysterious “Zen Stones”
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.
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New Insights into Polar Stratospheric Clouds
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.
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Overture to Exoplanets
The curtain is about to rise on the James Webb Space Telescope. Let’s see what’s in store for its opening act.
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The Forecast for Exoplanets is Cloudy but Bright
Clouds make climate modeling on Earth difficult. Identifying—and even defining—atmospheric phenomena on other planets is the next big exoplanet challenge.
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The Earth in Living Color: Monitoring Our Planet from Above
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.