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Land/atmosphere interactions

Maps of London showing the average surface daytime temperature, vegetation activity and Leaf area index during summer.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Urban Vegetation Key Regulator for Heat Island Intensity

by D. Wuebbles 4 May 202128 September 2021

Satellite data reveals that urban vegetation, especially urban forests, is the most important factor regulating Urban Heat Island intensity.

Satellite image of the Himalayas
Posted inNews

Pollution over the Tibetan Plateau Linked to Sea Ice Loss in the Arctic

by Michael Allen 7 October 202029 September 2021

New research suggests an atmospheric connection between Arctic sea ice melt and anthropogenic aerosol pollution over the Tibetan Plateau.

A wintry scene of a New England forest with snow on the ground
Posted inNews

New England Winters Are “Losing the Cold”

by C. Katz 13 November 201913 November 2019

As extreme cold days wane, the northeastern United States has experienced an increase in mud days.

Spatial cluster analysis of carbon uptake in Mexico
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Stocking a Proper Buffet for a Megadiverse Smorgasbord

by Ankur R. Desai 19 July 201916 July 2019

Mexico’s megadiverse biota challenge observation network design for efficient sampling, but novel methods can provide guidance and tests of representativeness.

A tornado in Arkansas in 2013
Posted inNews

Westward Expansion, Technology, and Tornado Fatalities

by Katherine Kornei 6 March 2019

By mining records from 1808 to 2017, researchers can now show just how many lives have likely been saved by technology like radar.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

What Lies and Waits Beneath Lake Ice?

by Ankur R. Desai 26 September 2018

Rarely made detailed measurements of carbon dioxide and methane under lake ice reveal a story more complex than simple models of gas buildup, with surprising findings for climate change impacts.

Satellite image of Point Barrow, Alaska. A 40-year record of carbon dioxide concentrations in Alaska offers insight into how the carbon cycle responds to temperature.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Autumn Warming No Longer Accelerating Carbon Loss in the North

by Terri Cook 21 September 2018

An analysis of Point Barrow’s 40-year record points to the importance of calculating the carbon cycle’s response to temperature during the northern latitudes’ non-growing season.

Lab technician inspecting micrometeorological tower that measures greenhouse gas, energy, and water fluxes
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Restored Wetlands Could Lower Local Surface Temperatures

by Sarah Stanley 17 August 2018

A 3-year study of wetlands and cropland in a major California delta highlights the need to consider the physical effects of vegetation when planning land use changes.

Instruments at the SJG observatory in Cayey, Puerto Rico, survived Hurricane Maria and recorded the event.
Posted inScience Updates

Seismic Sensors Record a Hurricane’s Roar

by D. C. Wilson, P. Davis, C. Ebeling, C. R. Hutt and K. Hafner 3 August 2018

Newly installed infrasound sensors at a Global Seismographic Network station on Puerto Rico recorded the sounds of Hurricane Maria passing overhead.

Native Prairie in East Central North Dakota
Posted inEditors' Vox

Diagnosing the Warm Bias in the Central United States

by A. Steiner 23 April 2018

A set of four papers published in JGR: Atmospheres present results from a project investigating why models predict warmer surface temperatures than are observed in the central United States.

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