Meteor Smoke Detected in Noctilucent Clouds
First noticed in 1885, noctilucent clouds have left researchers with many unanswered questions and now that scientists working on NASA’s AIM mission have detected bits…
Atmospheric Science
Visual Evidence that Atmospheric Particles Can Undergo Liquid–Liquid Phase Separations
Data from a newly published study provides visual evidence that atmospheric particles separate into distinct chemical compositions during their life cycle and may play a…
Newly Discovered Connection between Climate Change & Ozone Layer Could Impact Health
Published in the journal Science, a new study from Harvard researchers suggests that a newly discovered connection between climate change and depletion of the ozone…
The First ‘Bottom-Up’ Estimates of China’s CO2 Emissions
A newly published study gives the first “bottom-up” estimates of China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for 2005 – 2009, combining the results of Chinese field…
Melting Arctic Ice May Lead to Severe Weather Changes
A newly published study from Cornell University scientists suggests that the melting of Arctic sea ice due to climate change can lead to increased odds…
Tiny “Spherules” Record Precise Information About Asteroid Impacts on Earth
A new method for extracting precise information from tiny “spherules” embedded in layers of rock has allowed researchers to record precise information about asteroids impacting…
Friction on Raindrops Dissipates Almost as Much Atmospheric Energy as Turbulence
A new study published in the journal Science states that rainfall soothes the atmosphere, almost as much as turbulence. They calculated that a substantial portion…