How fast the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide — and with it, the temperature — goes up matters for the ability of humans ...
As warm air rises and cold air sinks it forms three atmospheric circulation cells north of the equator and three to the south. These circulation cells move over land and sea to redistribute the ...
This article was originally published with the title “ The Circulation of the Atmosphere ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 193 No. 3 (September 1955), p. 114 doi:10.1038 ...
The air above the poles is cold. The cold air sinks creating high pressure. The air moves towards the equatorial low-pressure zone, and warms up when it meets the land or ocean. At around 60 ...
1990a, Zaucker & Broecker 1992), while others argue changes in atmospheric circulation were the driver (the wind field oscillation hypothesis) (Clement & Cane 1999, Seager et al. 2002, Seager 2006 ...
WASP-127b's diameter is about 30% larger than Jupiter, our solar system's largest planet. But its mass is only about 16% that ...
Groundbreaking research into Mars' energy balance reveals a polar surplus driving dynamic weather patterns, including massive ...
A recent study sheds light on the spatio-temporal patterns of temperature extremes in China over the past six decades, revealing alarming warming trends and highlighting the critical role of ...
With such a slowdown, scientists estimate the ocean will pull down less carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. However, a slower circulation should also dredge up less carbon from the deep ocean that ...
This article was originally published with the title “ The General Circulation of the Atmosphere ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 195 No. 6 (December 1956), p. 40 doi:10.1038 ...