News articles tagged with 'troposphere'
Satellites give an eagle eye on thunderstorms
— 16 Dec 2010 16:34 | EnvironmentIt's one of the more frustrating parts of summer. You check the weather forecast, see nothing dramatic, and go hiking or biking. Then, four hours later, a thunderstorm appears out of…
Artificially controlling water condensation leads to 'room-temperature ice'
— 28 Jul 2010 12:21 | EnvironmentEarth's climate is strongly influenced by the presence of particles of different shapes and origins - in the form of dust, ice and pollutants - that find their way into the lowest portion…
After five years, NASA's Aura shines brightly
— 16 Jul 2009 02:46 | EnvironmentOn 15 July 2004 NASA's Aura spacecraft launched from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base on a mission to study Earth's ozone layer, air quality and climate. Aura's data are helping…
Scientists help to resolve long-standing puzzle in climate science
— 14 Oct 2008 11:40 | EnvironmentA team led by Livermore scientists has helped reconcile the differences between simulated and observed temperature trends in the tropics. Using state-of-the-art observational datasets…
NASA maps shed light on carbon dioxide's global nature
— 13 Oct 2008 10:00 | EnvironmentA NASA/university team has published the first global satellite maps of the key greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in Earth's mid-troposphere, an area about 8 kilometres, or 5 miles, above…
Gulf Stream leaves its mark seven miles high
— 12 Mar 2008 18:00 | EnvironmentThe Gulf Stream's impact on climate is well known, keeping Iceland and Scotland comfortable in winter compared to the deep-freeze of Labrador at the same latitude. That cyclones tend…
Hot cyclones churn at both ends of Saturn
— 4 Jan 2008 13:52 | AstronomyDespite more than a decade of winter darkness, Saturn's north pole is home to an unexpected hot spot remarkably similar to one at the planet's sunny south pole. The source of its heat…
Study increases concerns of climate model reliability
— 12 Dec 2007 21:26 | EnvironmentA new study comparing the composite output of 22 leading global climate models with actual climate data finds that the models do an unsatisfactory job of mimicking climate change in…
New study increases concerns about climate model reliability
— 11 Dec 2007 20:29 | EnvironmentA new study comparing the composite output of 22 leading global climate models with actual climate data finds that the models do an unsatisfactory job of mimicking climate change in…
Detecting ozone intrusions by windprofiler radar
— 7 Nov 2007 18:00 | EnvironmentDetecting the transport of ozone from the upper to the lower atmosphere could become easier thanks to new discoveries about how the gas moves through our skies. The so-called 'ozone…
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