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Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Light filters through broken clouds; cloud complexity is difficult to represent in weather and climate models
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Incorporating 3-D Cloud Effects into Weather and Climate Models

by Kate Wheeling 30 August 201613 February 2023

Researchers explain how a new radiative scheme can be incorporated into global weather and climate models to better capture the effect of clouds on climate.

Sea-surface-temperatures-affects-atmospheric-phenomenon-Madden-Julian-Oscillation
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How Sea Surface Temperatures Affect an Atmospheric Phenomenon

by S. Hall 23 August 20166 March 2023

New research sheds light on the complex interplay between the atmosphere and the ocean and how both affect the Madden-Julian Oscillation.

Shower over central Netherlands.
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What Causes Heavy Rainfall?

by W. Yan 30 June 201620 March 2023

Scientists investigate atmospheric conditions that correlate to heavy rainfall in the midlatitudes.

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Insights into Long-Standing Bias in Cloud Property Retrieval

by David Shultz 28 June 201613 February 2023

A new framework provides a more comprehensive view of how subpixel variations can create biases in a commonly used method of analyzing cloud properties with satellites.

Infrared view of the storm taken by satellite.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

When Thunderstorms Have Wings

by L. Strelich 21 June 201629 March 2022

A new study uncovers the origin of a gull wing–shaped cirrus cloud above an Argentinian thunderstorm captured in satellite images.

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Adapting Weather Forecasting Techniques to Paleoclimate Studies

by Terri Cook 17 June 201614 June 2022

First results of the Last Millennium Climate Reanalysis Project demonstrate the potential of the method to improve historical climate estimates by linking proxy data with climate models.

Clouds and smoke over southeastern Asia in March 2015.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Measuring Atmospheric Aerosols Despite the Clouds

by W. Yan 2 June 20162 March 2023

Researchers devise ways for remote sensors to integrate aerosol content above clouds into current methods of measurement.

Smog and Hong Kong’s skyline, seen from Victoria Peak.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Chemical Boosts Ozone Production over Southern China

by Terri Cook 27 May 201613 February 2023

The presence of nitryl chloride in polluted urban air can enhance the production of ozone by up to 41%, according to a new modeling study constrained by ground-based measurements.

Example of old and new instrument types used across the U.S. by the Cooperative Observer Program to record maximum and minimum daily temperatures.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Toward a Reassessment of Daily Temperature Range Trends

by Terri Cook 23 May 201620 March 2023

To reduce the uncertainty associated with this important climate change index, recent studies have developed a new diurnal temperature range data set and compared the results to previous estimates.

Satellite image showing a textbook Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) on 24 November 2010 that stretches all the way across the Pacific Ocean.
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Tropical Rainfall Intensifies While the Doldrums Narrow

by Sarah Stanley 6 May 20168 March 2022

Scientists show long-term changes in the Intertropical Convergence Zone's location, extent, and rainfall intensity.

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