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Land/atmosphere interactions

Photographs of different environments in which sediment transport occurs: a river, the coast, and sand dunes.
Posted inEditors' Vox

From Blowing Wind to Running Water: Unifying Sediment Transport

by Thomas Pähtz, A. H. Clark, M. Valyrakis and O. Durán 18 May 202028 September 2021

Laboratory experiments and grain-scale computer simulations during the past decade have led to a more universal understanding of flow-driven sediment transport across flows in oil, water, and air.

Graphs showing mean static energy in the subcloud layer as a function of latitude and month over land and ocean for convective and non-convective regions
Posted inEditors' Highlights

How Does Convection Work Over the Tropics?

by Suzana Camargo 14 May 202012 May 2020

A new conceptual framework on how convection works in the tropics helps advance understanding of the contrast between land and ocean and how the tropics will respond to climate change.

Graphs showing how accurately four different models predict seasonal climate change.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Extreme Summer Heat over Europe Is Predictable Week-to-Week

by Alessandra Giannini 26 November 201926 November 2019

Forecasts made one to a few weeks in advance, known as “subseasonal to seasonal” predictions, show more skill in predicting extreme summer heat waves over Europe than spells of normal or cold weather.

A satellite image of urban sprawl in Shanghai
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Urban Dry Island Effect

by E. Underwood 28 February 2019

A study of the Yangtze River Delta shows how urbanization dries out the atmosphere.

Sea surface temperature departure from average, observed vs. forecast
Posted inScience Updates

Advancing Climate Forecasting

by W. J. Merryfield, F. J. Doblas-Reyes, L. Ferranti, J.-H. Jeong, Y. J. Orsolini, R. I. Saurral, A. A. Scaife, M. A. Tolstykh and M. Rixen 27 November 2017

Better forecasts, new products: The World Climate Research Programme coordinates research aimed at improving and extending global climate forecasting capabilities.

Researchers develop a new framework to assess the mechanisms behind short-term ecological shifts
Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Causes Ecological Shifts?

by Kate Wheeling 3 October 2017

A new information-processing framework helps researchers tease out the factors driving ecological shifts over short timescales.

Posted inNews

Panama Study: Tallest Tropical Trees Died Mostly from Lightning

by Katherine Kornei 30 August 2017

On Barro Colorado Island in the Panama Canal, scientists map lightning strikes and find that they kill mainly the loftiest trees, likely disturbing the forest ecology.

Researchers assess how human-made towers influence lightning data
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Antenna Towers Attract Additional Lightning Strikes

by S. Witman 26 May 201726 May 2017

Atmospheric scientists evaluate the influence of human-made structures on lightning data.

A house destroyed by a large, powerful tornado that struck Joplin, Mo., in 2011.
Posted inNews

Rise in Tornado Numbers per Outbreak May Not Be Tied to Warming

by JoAnna Wendel 7 December 20167 December 2016

Scientists studying why previous research revealed a steadily increasing number of tornadoes in the United States per outbreak find an unexpected result.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Comparing Models for Soil Erosion Due to Wind

by S. Palus 29 December 20145 February 2015

Researchers investigate the impact of vegetation on erosion.

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