Earth Science Research Archive

  • A schematic by Dr. Kevin Trenberth of the global radiation budget. Reproduced from NCAR.

    Part 5: Energy For Life

    Posted on April 5, 2012 | No Comments
    Luisa Cristini, PhD, University of Hawaii at Manoa [Note from the editor: This is the fifth in a series of blog entries that will focus on introductory topics in climate dynamics and modeling, and will be a great insight into the current understanding of the...

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  • An example of a simple report on scenarios of global warming, produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Image reproduced from NewScientist.

    Isolating Climate Change Constraints

    Posted on April 3, 2012 | No Comments
    By Penny Paugh There are many factors that affect the global temperature of the planet, including the rise and fall of greenhouse gases, solar activity, light-scattering atmospheric pollutants, heat transfer among the land, sea, and air, and the presence or absence of forests to process...

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    Weather and Climate Educational Modules

    Posted on March 29, 2012 | No Comments
    Note from the editor: The following is an email sent by COMET, a program within the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) that specializes in outreach and education on a broad range of meteorological topics. Listed are their newest “training modules”, which are free and...

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  • An example cross-section of a tree trunk that provides valuable insight into historical weather. Image reproduced from Maricopa.edu.

    Could Climate Change Have Contributed to the Fall of Rome?

    Posted on March 26, 2012 | No Comments
    By Penny Paugh One form of environmental data, tree rings, has provided evidence of a climate shift that, perhaps not coincidentally, occurred from 250 to 550 A.D., a period that coincides with the fall of the Roman Empire. From ancient wood found in medieval castles...

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  • Agriculture suffers when either the long rains or the short rains fail to materialize in a given year, but especially when they both fail to materialize. Image reproduced from USAID.gov.

    African Drought and Data Rescue

    Posted on March 23, 2012 | No Comments
    Drought in Africa has been a destructive force to life and property since the beginning of recorded time. Most recently, East Africa suffered a severe drought in 2010 that persisted nearly the entire year. However, one good thing that came out of this catastrophic drought...

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  • A qualitative chart of typical biome classification by average temperature and annual precipitation. Reproduced from Marietta College

    Part 4: The Land

    Posted on March 20, 2012 | No Comments
    Luisa Cristini, PhD, University of Hawaii at Manoa. [Note from the editor: This is the fourth in a series of blog entries that will focus on introductory topics in climate dynamics and modeling, and will be a great insight into the current understanding of the...

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  • F. Sherwood Rowland

    Ozone Hero Leaves A Legacy, A Message

    Posted on March 15, 2012 | No Comments
    F. Sherwood Rowland, one of the world’s greatest environmental heroes, passed away last weekend at the age of 84. Rowland worked in the Physical Sciences Department at the University of California, Irvine, and was the first person to sound the alarm over the damaging effects...

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  • Figure 1: Annual Running Total of Reported Tornados in the U.S. from 2005 through 2012

    Are Tornados Becoming More Common?

    Posted on March 8, 2012 | No Comments
      We are only about two months into 2012, but already the United States has had 183 confirmed tornados and 49 associated fatalities as of March 7. With the debate about global warming and its consequences at the forefront of the nation’s attention, the public...

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  • Sample data retrieved by HIPPO showing carbon concentrations (parts per billion)

    Tracking Pollutants in the Atmosphere

    Posted on March 6, 2012 | 1 Comment
    By Penny Paugh Researchers have launched the 5-phase HIPPO (HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observation) project that generates detailed mapping, vertically and across latitudes, of the global distribution of greenhouse gases, black carbon and related chemical species in the atmosphere. Scientists hope HIPPO’s detailed view will allow them...

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  • Temperature plot of the Gulf Stream current of the eastern coast of North America.

    Part 2: The Ocean – Earth’s Climate Engine

    Posted on February 28, 2012 | No Comments
    By Luisa Cristini, PhD, University of Hawaii at Manoa [Note from the editor: This is the second in a series of blog entries that will focus on introductory topics in climate dynamics and modeling, and will be a great insight into the current understanding of...

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