Atmospheric

The Carbon Monoxide Issue Gets A New Look- On Mars

Researchers writing in PMC Physics B have found that the rate at which electrons lose energy to carbon monoxide is greater than that to carbon dioxide at higher levels in the atmospheres of both Mars and Venus. This finding contributes to the body of knowl ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 25 2008 - 4:50pm

Scientist Says 'Rain-Making' Bacteria Could Change Our Understanding Of Precipitation

Brent Christner, LSU professor of biological sciences, in partnership with colleagues in Montana and France, recently found evidence that rain-making bacteria are widely distributed in the atmosphere. These biological particles could factor heavily into th ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2009 - 12:29pm

Study: Temperature Flux Of Global Warming Increased Plant Frost Damage

Widespread damage to plants from a sudden freeze that occurred across the Eastern United States from 5 April to 9 April 2007 was made worse because it had been preceded by two weeks of unusual warmth, according to an analysis published in BioScience. The a ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 3 2008 - 10:29am

Study: Arctic Tundra Could Become More Susceptible To Fire And Release Even More CO2

Research from ancient sediment cores indicates that a warming climate could make the world’s arctic tundra far more susceptible to fires than previously thought. The findings are important given the potential for tundra fires to release organic carbon – wh ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 4 2008 - 10:55pm

New Filter Technology Cleaning Up Diesel Engines

Modern diesel cars are quieter than their predecessors but also release considerably fewer exhaust fumes into the atmosphere. But the real culprit in diesel are heavy-duty, construction and off-road vehicles- they're often special vehicles made in sma ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 5 2008 - 3:10pm

Killer Freezes: The Paradox Of Global Warming

A destructive spring freeze that chilled the eastern United States almost a year ago illustrates the threat a warming climate poses to plants and crops, according to a paper just published in the journal BioScience. The study was led by a team from the Dep ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 5 2008 - 5:49pm

40-Year-Old Puzzle Of Upper Atmospheric Radio Hiss Solved

Scientists have solved a 40-year-old puzzle by identifying the origin of the intense radio waves in the Earth's upper atmosphere that control the dynamics of the Van Allen radiation belts — belts consisting of high-energy electrons that can damage sat ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 5 2008 - 7:27pm

Simulation: The Chemistry Impact On Atmospheric Airflow Patterns In The Arctic

There's no dispute that natural variations of atmospheric air flow patterns have played an important role in climate change in the last decades. Basic knowledge of how and why it happens is necessary to improve climate models that still hold much unce ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 7 2008 - 8:36pm

China CO2: Even Worse Than The Fake Numbers They Have Been Providing Made Us Fear

The growth in China's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is far outpacing previous estimates, making the goal of stabilizing atmospheric greenhouse gases much more difficult, according to a new analysis by economists at the University of California, Berke ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 10 2008 - 9:33pm

Man-Made CO2 As Seen Regionally From Space

While significant gaps remain in our total knowledge of the extent of carbon dioxide’s sources, such as fires, volcanic activity and the respiration of living organisms, and its natural sinks, such as the land and ocean, it is known that more than 30 billi ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 18 2008 - 10:39am