atmosphere Archive

  • 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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  • 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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    The Medieval Climate Anomaly

    Posted on January 21, 2012 | 1 Comment
    By Gavin Roy Since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels has increased from 280ppm (parts per million) to 390ppm across the globe. This has led to a net warming in the...

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  • Reanalysis

    International Conference on Reanalyses

    Posted on November 15, 2011 | 1 Comment
    Silver Spring, MD| May 7-11, 2012 | http://icr4.org Conference Themes Status and Plans: Major international reanalysis development, including broad disciplinary overviews (e.g., atmosphere, oceans, hydrology, cryosphere). Validation and Metrics: Inter-comparison and validation studies; assessing the impact of the assimilation and analysis increments; innovative diagnostics that...

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    Earth-Observing Satellite Launched

    Posted on October 29, 2011 | 5 Comments
    To refresh NASA’s aging satellite fleet a satellite was launched on October 28th that will make observations about the atmosphere, earth and oceans to help understand climate change.  NASA is developing a new fleet of research satellites for NOAA. One of the satellite’s main jobs...

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