Inhaling particulate matter is hard on human health. New research shows that Southern California’s Santa Ana winds can clear or exacerbate fine-particulate pollution depending on wildfire conditions.
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Pinpointing Emission Sources from Space
Satellite data combined with wind models bring scientists one step closer to being able to monitor air pollution from space.
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Heat Waves Are Blowing in the Wind
New research indicates that droughts in far-off places contribute to the amount of heat transported to regions experiencing heat waves.
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Polar Stratosphere Resolves North Atlantic Jet “Tug of War”
Getting the polar stratosphere right is critical in the simulation of North Atlantic climate change, which is shaped by the interaction of Arctic Amplification and tropical upper tropospheric warming.
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Antarctic Seasonal Sea Ice Melts Faster Than It Grows
Winds are thought to play a significant role in driving the asymmetric seasonal cycle of Antarctic sea ice growth and melt.
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Wind-Triggered Ground Shaking Masks Microseismicity
Ground motion caused by gusts of wind can drown out signals from the smallest earthquakes, potentially confusing earthquake detection algorithms.
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Shifting Winds Drive Ocean Temps Along South African Coast
A new study could help manage sardine populations in coastal waters.
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How Will the Jet Stream Respond to Future Warming?
Simulations that test different approaches to modeling radiation suggest a commonly used scheme fails to fully capture changes in midlatitude circulation associated with climate change.
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Strong Winds Leave Arctic Regions on Thin Ice
A warming event in Siberia caused winds to strip sea ice from the Arctic’s Wandel Sea.
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Numerical Models Overestimate Near-Inertial Wind Power Input
The first study to estimate the global wind power on internal gravity waves based solely on observations offers a new benchmark for comparing future calculations.