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Orange and red shading on map denotes higher levels of nitrogen oxide clusters around lignite power plants in Germany.
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Pinpointing Emission Sources from Space

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 2 January 202014 March 2023

Satellite data combined with wind models bring scientists one step closer to being able to monitor air pollution from space.

Aerial view of the Ebro River snaking into the sunset
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Heat Waves Are Blowing in the Wind

Hannah Thomasy, Science Writer by Hannah Thomasy 2 October 201918 October 2021

New research indicates that droughts in far-off places contribute to the amount of heat transported to regions experiencing heat waves.

Graphs showing anomalies in the zonal wind in different time periods
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Polar Stratosphere Resolves North Atlantic Jet “Tug of War”

by Alessandra Giannini 25 September 201929 March 2022

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.

Sea ice in the Atlantic Southern Ocean from aboard an icebreaker
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.

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