NOAA-NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite views New South Wales fires raging on
Credit: NOAA-NASA NOAA-NASA's Suomi NPP satellite flew over the New South Wales fires in Australia on December 16, 2019 and ...
Tag: Atmospheric Science
Change of shifts at the north pole
As the second leg of the 1-year-long MOSAiC expedition begins, participants review the mission so farCredit: Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut/Esther Horvath, CC-BY ...
Scientist breaks down chemistry in iconic cartoons: SpongeBob SquarePants and Popeye
Are bananas actually that slippery? Could spinach give you superhuman strength? And what the heck is Toon Acid? This week, ...
Yule log chemistry trivia — 4 hours cozy fireplace for your nerdy holiday parties (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2019 -- Ready to kick back and relax by the fire this ...
Supporting structures of wind turbines contribute to wind farm blockage effect
Updated theoretical model for wind farm aerodynamics accounts for turbine towers as a source for wind resistance in offshore farms.Credit: ...
Estimates of ecosystem carbon mitigation improved towards the goal of the Paris agreement
Credit: Masayuki Kondo Approximately 30 percent of CO2 emitted to the atmosphere by human activities, mainly the use of fossil ...
NASA finds Tropical Storm Belna’s heavy rainfall potential shrinks
Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson Tropical Storm Belna weakened after it made landfall in northwestern Madagascar, and infrared imagery from ...
UW scientist to lead upcoming NASA field study of East Coast snowstorms
Credit: NASA Snowstorms can wreak havoc across the United States, but especially on the East Coast. Snow is the least-understood ...
NASA’s temp check on Tropical Storm Belna finds heavy rainfall potential
Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson Cold cloud top temperatures can tell forecasters if a tropical cyclone has the potential to ...
Natural ecosystems protect against climate change
Research led by Göttingen University studies carbon sinks and land-use in a mangrove-fringed lagoon in JavaCredit: K Anggi Hapsari The ...
Technologies and scientific advances needed to track methane levels in atmosphere
Credit: Matt Rigby, University of Bristol Understanding what influences the amount of methane in the atmosphere has been identified by ...
Research shows ramping up carbon capture could be key to mitigating climate change
Credit: UK Department of Energy & Climate Change As the world gathers in Madrid to discuss how to reduce greenhouse ...
Researchers find some forests crucial for climate change mitigation, biodiversity
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - A study by Oregon State University researchers has identified forests in the western ...
Tackling air pollution: researchers present emissions inventory for Nepal
Credit: © Authors 2019. Data on emission amounts and sources have an important role to play in shaping policy on ...
NASA examines Tropical Cyclone Belna’s water vapor concentration
Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean, water vapor data provided information about the ...
Rice University launches bold climate change initiative with Shell
'Game-changing' idea: Don't burn hydrocarbons, split them into hydrogen energy and valuable carbon materialsCredit: Photo by Tommy LaVergne/Rice University HOUSTON ...
The Arctic atmosphere — A gathering place for dust?
For the first time during the MOSAiC expedition, a multi-wavelength lidar provides data on fine dust in the central Arctic ...
NASA finds Tropical Cyclone Ambali rapidly intensifying
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of Tropical Cyclone ...
NASA analyzes Kammuri’s heavy rainfall
Credit: Credit: NASA GSFC using IMERG data/with the Giovanni online data system, developed and maintained by the NASA GES DISC. ...
NASA tracking Tropical Storm 06A through Arabian Sea
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Arabian Sea ...