Search results for aerosolization

Environment Jan 19, 2016

Chemical study of the influence of the marine environment on historical buildings

The University of the Basque Country's (UPV/EHU) IBeA research group has studied by means of various analytical tools the influence that may be exerted by various marine and urban-industrial atmospheres on the state of conservation ...

Earth Sciences May 18, 2015

New link between ocean microbes and atmosphere uncovered

Few things are more refreshing than the kiss of sea spray on your face. You may not realize it, but that cool, moist air influences our climate by affecting how clouds are formed and how sunlight is scattered over the oceans. ...

Earth Sciences Jan 29, 2015

Satellites can improve regional air quality forecasting

Satellites planned for launch during the next several years may have an expanded role: Forecasting air-quality worldwide.

Environment Mar 10, 2014

Climatologist challenges low-end claims of Intergovernmental panel

(Phys.org) —Drew Shindell, a climatologist and ozone specialist with NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, has published a Letter piece in the journal Nature Climate Change challenging the findings of an intergovernmental ...

Earth Sciences Feb 4, 2014

Testing an atmospheric model's radiative flux sensitivities at the top of the atmosphere

For the first time, scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory conducted a comprehensive sensitivity study of 16 selected parameters in a popular atmospheric model to analyze their effect on the flux of energy at ...

Environment Aug 21, 2013

Home cooking, traffic are sources of key air pollutants from China

Almost 80 percent of air pollution involving soot that spreads from China over large areas of East Asia—impacting human health and fostering global warming—comes from city traffic and other forms of fossil-fuel combustion, ...

Earth Sciences Sep 26, 2012

Elusive atmospheric compound revealed in the laboratory

(Phys.org)—Like a talented escape artist, this atmospheric performer has managed to hide its modus operandi—until now. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of California-San Diego have ...

Analytical Chemistry May 7, 2024

Scientists cook pancakes, Brussels sprouts and stir fry to detect an oxidant indoors for the first time

A feast cooked up by UBC researchers has revealed singlet oxygen indoors for the first time. The work is published in the journal Environmental Science: Atmospheres.

Earth Sciences May 2, 2024

Climate is one culprit in growth and spread of dust in Middle East

Climate change is transforming dust storms—a natural phenomenon in the Middle East—into a more frequent and widespread threat to health and economies throughout the region, a new study shows.

Environment Mar 13, 2024

Air quality in Europe shows significant improvements over the last two decades, study finds

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has consistently estimated daily ambient concentrations of PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and O3 across a large ensemble of European regions between 2003 and 2019 based ...

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