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Sea ice in the Atlantic Southern Ocean from aboard an icebreaker
Posted inEditors' Vox

Antarctic Seasonal Sea Ice Melts Faster Than It Grows

by C. Eayrs, D. Holland, D. Francis, R. Kumar, T. Wagner and X. Li 9 September 20199 August 2022

Winds are thought to play a significant role in driving the asymmetric seasonal cycle of Antarctic sea ice growth and melt.

Ranch near Anza, Calif.
Posted inNews

Wind-Triggered Ground Shaking Masks Microseismicity

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 20 August 201913 January 2022

Ground motion caused by gusts of wind can drown out signals from the smallest earthquakes, potentially confusing earthquake detection algorithms.

Satellite image of the Cape of Good Hope
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Shifting Winds Drive Ocean Temps Along South African Coast

by E. Underwood 24 May 201915 November 2021

A new study could help manage sardine populations in coastal waters.

Satellite image of the United States
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Will the Jet Stream Respond to Future Warming?

by Terri Cook 20 May 201928 February 2023

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.

Aerial photo of sea ice
Posted inNews

Strong Winds Leave Arctic Regions on Thin Ice

by T. Burke 9 May 201929 March 2022

A warming event in Siberia caused winds to strip sea ice from the Arctic’s Wandel Sea.

The western Pacific Ocean
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Numerical Models Overestimate Near-Inertial Wind Power Input

by Terri Cook 19 April 201910 March 2022

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.

Pacific waves crash against a seawall in La Jolla, Calif.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Ocean Warming Resumes in the Tropical Pacific

by Terri Cook 1 April 20193 February 2023

The discovery of a decadal El Niño–like state associated with shifts in the Pacific trade winds could have important implications for predicting sea level in future decades.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

What Drives Surface Winds in a Deep Valley?

by Minghua Zhang 7 March 201911 August 2022

Surface winds in a Himalayan valley are found to vary daily and seasonally due to factors including pressure gradient, advection, turbulent vertical mixing, and the presence of glaciers.

Winds in the thermosphere
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Windy Weather in the Thermosphere

by A. Rodger 20 February 201923 January 2023

The weather in the thermosphere includes winds that buffet spacecraft as they orbit the Earth, but how well can these winds be modeled?

Arctic cyclone
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How Arctic Cyclones Change the Sea Ice

by R. Pérez Ortega 14 January 20199 August 2022

Whirlwinds disrupt the sea ice in the Arctic Ocean. Scientists are now beginning to understand how.

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