Geoengineering is more than orbiting mirrors and stratospheric aerosols. Innovative modeling considers the impact of no-till farming and radical irrigation.
Modeling
How the Moon Got Its Concentric Rings
A new study explores the origins of massive, multiringed lunar craters.
Progress in Ocean Salinity Science
2018 Ocean Salinity Science Conference; Paris, France, 6–9 November 2018
3D Radiation-Topography Interaction Warms Up Tibetan Plateau
3-D radiation-topography interaction, which can increase the sunlight absorption by the surface, is missing in all climate models, causing strong cold biases over the Tibetan Plateau.
Using Multiple Models to Improve Seasonal Forecasting
The first study to examine the ability of a suite of general circulation models to predict sudden warmings in Earth’s stratosphere highlights the potential for improving Northern Hemisphere forecasts.
Are Soil Moisture and Latent Heat Overcoupled in Land Models?
A novel statistical approach demonstrates how to reduce bias in remote sensing estimates of soil moisture and latent heat flux coupling strength and clarifies the relationship between the variables.
What Climate Models Get Wrong About Future Water Availability
Models that accurately represent past and present rainfall provide more accurate projections of water availability, a new study suggests.
Ice Drove Past Indo-Pacific Climate Variance
Researchers used both terrestrial and marine proxy data to reconstruct the dramatic and dynamic climatic changes.
Sea-Surface Carbon Patterns Linked to Large-scale Climate Modes
A new 34-year global time series of observed sea surface partial pressure of CO2 links regional variation to major climate modes.
Modeling Digs Beyond Soil Properties and Processes
International Soil Modeling Consortium Conference: New Perspectives on Soil Models; Wageningen, Netherlands, 5–7 November 2018
