Cloud radar simulator bridges gap between climate models and field data
Researchers looking to compare climate model-simulated clouds and cloud observations from the ARM Climate Research Facility can access a helpful new tool.
Researchers looking to compare climate model-simulated clouds and cloud observations from the ARM Climate Research Facility can access a helpful new tool.
Earth Sciences
Oct 30, 2017
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It sometimes feels like we get a lot of "record-breaking" weather. Whether it's a heatwave in Europe or the "Angry Summer" in Australia, the past few years have seen temperature records tumble.
Environment
Oct 26, 2017
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Explosive volcanic eruptions in the tropics can lead to El NiƱo events, those notorious warming periods in the Pacific Ocean with dramatic global impacts on the climate, according to a new study.
Earth Sciences
Oct 3, 2017
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A new multidisciplinary study led by scientists at British Antarctic Study (BAS) stresses the need for an integrated approach to understand the effects of climate change on Antarctic marine ecosystems. The paper is published ...
Environment
Oct 2, 2017
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Climate change has made the record-breaking temperatures that roasted parts of Europe this summer at least 10 times more likely, scientists reported Wednesday.
Environment
Sep 27, 2017
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Temperatures in the Arctic are currently climbing two to three times faster than the global average. The result - and, thanks to feedback effects, also the cause - is dwindling sea ice. In a study published in the actual ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 29, 2017
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This June was the seventh-warmest and second-driest on record for Australia. Parts of the southwest and southeast saw record dry conditions as frontal systems passed further south than normal and high pressure exerted its ...
Environment
Jul 6, 2017
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How much do solar cycle variations influence our climate system? Could rising Earth temperatures due to anthropogenic effects partly be compensated by a reduction of solar forcing in the future? These questions have been ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 3, 2017
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This June, Europe experienced some remarkable heat. Temperature records were smashed across the west of the continent with extremely hot days followed by warm uncomfortable nights for many.
Environment
Jun 30, 2017
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A research group formed by 64 researchers from the National Institute of Polar Research, the University of Tokyo, and other organizations has analyzed atmospheric temperatures and dust for the past 720,000 years using an ...
Earth Sciences
May 3, 2017
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