News tagged with geophysical research letters
Related topics: climate change , carbon dioxide , global warming , climate models , greenhouse gases
Scientists propose Antarctic location for 'missing' ice sheet
New research by scientists at UC Santa Barbara indicates a possible Antarctic location for ice that seemed to be missing at a key point in climate history 34 million years ago. The research, which has important ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Antarctic glacier thinning at alarming rate
(PhysOrg.com) -- The thinning of a gigantic glacier in Antarctica is accelerating, scientists warned today.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 14, 2009 |
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Nitrogen fixation and phytoplankton blooms in the southwest Indian Ocean
Observations made by Southampton scientists help understand the massive blooms of microscopic marine algae - phytoplankton - in the seas around Madagascar and its effect on the biogeochemistry of the southwest Indian Ocean.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 14, 2009 |
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Cosmic meddling with the clouds by seven-day magic
Billions of tonnes of water droplets vanish from the atmosphere, as if by magic, in events that reveal in detail how the Sun and the stars control our everyday clouds. Researchers of the National Space Institute in the Technical ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 01, 2009 |
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Space shuttle science shows how 1908 Tunguska explosion was caused by a comet
The mysterious 1908 Tunguska explosion that leveled 830 square miles of Siberian forest was almost certainly caused by a comet entering the Earth's atmosphere, says new Cornell University research. The conclusion ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Ozone hole reduces atmospheric CO2 uptake in the Southern Ocean
Does ozone have an impact on the ocean's role as a "carbon sink"? Yes, according to researchers from France. Using original simulations, they have demonstrated that the hole in the ozone layer reduces atmospheric carbon uptake ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Melting Greenland ice sheets may threaten Northeast United States, Canada
Melting of the Greenland ice sheet this century may drive more water than previously thought toward the already threatened coastlines of New York, Boston, Halifax, and other cities in the northeastern United ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 27, 2009 |
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Scientists: No link cloud coverage and global warming
With the U.S. Congress beginning to consider regulations on greenhouse gases, a troubling hypothesis about how the sun may impact global warming is finally laid to rest.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 11, 2009 |
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Increasing Antarctic sea ice extent linked to the ozone hole
Increased growth in Antarctic sea ice during the past 30 years is a result of changing weather patterns caused by the ozone hole according to new research published this week (Thurs 23 April 2009).
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Cyclones spurt water into the stratosphere, feeding global warming
Scientists at Harvard University have found that tropical cyclones readily inject ice far into the stratosphere, possibly feeding global warming.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Discovered after 40 years: Moon dust hazard influenced by Sun's elevation
In the 1960s and 1970s, the Apollo Moon Program struggled with a minuscule, yet formidable enemy: sticky lunar dust. Four decades later, a new study reveals that forces compelling lunar dust to cling to surfaces ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Cuts in greenhouse gas emissions would save Arctic ice, reduce sea level rise
The threat of global warming can still be greatly diminished if nations cut emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases by 70 percent this century, according to a new analysis. While global temperatures would ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Experiment Stirs Up Hope for Forecasting Deadliest Cyclones
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA satellite data and a new modeling approach could improve weather forecasting and save more lives when future cyclones develop.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Study compares sound from exploding volcanoes with jet engines
New research on infrasound from volcanic eruptions shows an unexpected connection with jet engines. Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego speeded up the recorded sounds from two ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Ice-free Arctic Ocean possible in 30 years, not 90 as previously estimated
(PhysOrg.com) -- A nearly ice-free Arctic Ocean in the summer may happen three times sooner than scientists have estimated. New research says the Arctic might lose most of its ice cover in summer in as few ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 02, 2009 |
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