China’s carbon-monitoring satellite reports global carbon net of six gigatons
Credit: Dongxu Yang About six gigatons -- roughly 12 times the mass of all living humans -- of carbon appears ...
Tag: Atmospheric Science
Data identifies turbine wake clustering, improves wind farm productivity via yaw control
Truly green energy by seeing the forest despite the treesCredit: University of Texas at Dallas WASHINGTON, July 20, 2021 -- ...
A machine learning breakthrough: using satellite images to improve human lives
Berkeley-based project could support action worldwide on climate, health and povertyCredit: (Photo by NASA via Pxfuel) Berkeley -- More than ...
The climate impact of wild pigs greater than a million cars
Credit: The University of Queensland By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes ...
New long-term satellite analysis shows “plum” rainy season wetter now than ever before
Meiyu-Baiu fronts in the most recent decade the wettest on recordCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo ...
Climate regulation changed with the proliferation of marine animals and terrestrial plants
Geoscientific study traces carbon-silicon cycle over three billion years on the basis of lithium isotope levelsCredit: photo/©: Ashleigh Hood Earth's ...
Study shows forests play greater role in depositing toxic mercury across the globe
UMass Lowell-led research conducted in Mass., MaineCredit: Photo courtesy of Daniel Obrist. LOWELL, Mass. - Researchers led by a UMass ...
Schools in Barcelona create a map of the city’s air pollution thanks to citizen science
Credit: Perelló, J. et al. (2021) A study led by University of Barcelona researchers and carried out together with more ...
From waste to wealth: Converting CO2 into butanol using phosphorous-rich copper cathodes
A team of scientists has reported an electrochemical reduction reaction pathway that can avoid *CO dimerization to produce 1-butanol from ...
NIST laser ‘comb’ systems now measure all primary greenhouse gases in the air
Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have upgraded their laser frequency-comb instrument to ...
A 50% rise in the level of CO2 could reduce rainfall in the Amazon more than deforestation
Simulations show that the direct impact of rising levels of carbon dioxide over the Amazon rainforest would be a reduction ...
Artificial intelligence breakthrough gives longer advance warning of ozone issues
University of Houston research team finds 'holy grail' of air quality forecastingCredit: University of Houston Ozone levels in the earth's ...
Vegetation growth in Northern Hemisphere stunted by water constraints in warming climate
Shift may reduce plants' ability to absorb atmospheric CO2, increasing greenhouse gassesCredit: Photo courtesy Lixin Wang, IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS -- A ...
NASA helps map impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on harmful air pollution
Credit: NASA's Earth Observatory Early in the pandemic, it was expected that satellite imagery around the world would show cleaner ...
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