and they looked to stay that way for at least another few seasons. However, signs that the atmosphere was responding to the warmer-than-average ocean waters were inconclusive, and we decided to hold o ...

two key properties driving ocean currents. Sub-surface ocean temperature, salinity, and stored CO2 can affect the health of ecosystems and fisheries. Drifters, moored ocean buoys, and instruments on ...

In this pristine environment, the researchers collect air samples from various levels of the atmosphere. Their samples will help maintain long-term records of trace gases, aerosols, and solar radiatio ...

the interdependence between the water cycle and the climate system. Emphasis on water in the atmosphere and how ocean currents transfer heat from the topics to higher latitudes. Features interviews wi ...

features observed in the equatorial Pacific region during July show that the El Niño ocean- atmosphere coupling is cranking along: easterly winds near the surface were consistently weaker than normal, ...

project that extreme dust events combined with global warming could advance the spring thaw in the mountains of the Upper Colorado River Basin by as many as 6 weeks by 2050. The earlier disappearance ...

metric for the El Niño/Southern Oscillation, aka ENSO, the whole El Niño/La Niña ocean/ atmosphere system. The atmosphere is responding to La Niña's cooler-than-average ocean surface. A strengthened Wa ...

persist for 5 consecutive, overlapping 3-month periods (e.g., DJF, JFM, FMA, etc), and. * the atmosphere over the tropical Pacific exhibits one or more of the changes commonly associated with El Niño: ...

amounts are predicted to be 20 inches or more, which would be quadruple what the region receives in an average September (around 5.4 inches). Much of North and South Carolina are predicted to receive ...

teaches concepts like evapotranspiration and megadrought, but it does not always support students in understanding the full scope of the problems these events create. Consider using this resource in a ...