Researchers found that reduced low-cloud cover over land slightly mitigates global warming, although temperatures continue…
Browsing: Atmospheric Science
Atmospheric science is the study of Earth’s atmosphere and the complex processes that govern weather, climate, and air quality. It encompasses meteorology, climatology, and atmospheric chemistry and physics, aiming to understand phenomena like storms, heatwaves, greenhouse gas dynamics, and long-term climate change. Researchers in this field use satellite data, computer models, and field observations to track atmospheric patterns and predict future conditions. This page highlights cutting-edge research in atmospheric science, including insights into extreme weather, climate systems, and the ways human activity is altering the air we breathe and the climate we depend on.
NASA’s TES-22 CubeSat launched with tech that speeds up satellite deorbiting to clear space debris.…
An exciting fusion of climate science, mathematics, and meteorology has birthed a new method, the…
A Yale study reveals that elevated marine iodine concentrations disrupted the stabilization of Earth’s ozone…
Researchers have revolutionized atmospheric studies with JAGUAR-DAS, a new system that merges observational data with…
NASA Armstrong’s new probe flew successfully using a lifting body design, with plans for more…
As the planet warms, atmospheric rivers, those mighty storms that sweep across the West Coast,…
The 2024 solar eclipse across North America spurred numerous NASA-supported research projects that observed the…
A case study examines a unique phenomenon in the Indian Ocean. Tropical cyclones (TCs) not…
Researchers at NASA’s Armstrong Center are advancing an atmospheric probe for potential space missions. Utilizing…
Researchers have discovered a pattern of extreme heat waves that defy current climate models, occurring…
Researchers from USTC have uncovered how convection intensity drives corona discharges at thunderstorm cloud tops.…
Two groundbreaking studies, involving researchers from Goethe University Frankfurt, the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,…
A crucial ocean layer essential to the dynamics of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO). A…
Tropical regions like the Amazon exhibit high concentrations of aerosol particles in the upper troposphere,…
NASA’s PREFIRE mission uses two small CubeSats to measure far-infrared radiation emitted by Earth’s polar…
Microplastics in the atmosphere may be altering weather and climate by facilitating ice formation in…
A research team from USTC has shed new light on the mechanisms of corona discharges…