Though scientists have long understood how lightning strikes, the precise atmospheric events that trigger it within thunderclouds have remained a perplexing mystery. The mystery may now be solved, ...

Human activities continue to pump billions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, raising global ...

Throughout any given year, the National Academies convene hundreds of conferences, workshops, symposia, forums, roundtables, and other gatherings that attract the finest minds in academia and the ...

A Penn State-led research team has unraveled the long-standing mystery of how lightning begins inside thunderclouds. Their findings offer the first quantitative, physics-based explanation for ...

Supriya Chakrabarti, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell and Director, Lowell Center for Space Science and Technology will ...

Highly accurate measurement of atmospheric temperature is key to building better models for the evolution of atmospheric systems. This is because small thermodynamic fluctuations in the atmosphere can ...

Imagine a cloud that shines like a neon sign, but instead of raindrops, it contains countless microscopic dust grains ...

Explore the Indian astro community's vision for advancing solar physics and space weather research through innovative ...

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Researchers employ machine learning to more accurately model the boundary layer wind field of tropical cyclones. Conventional approaches to storm forecasting involve large numerical simulations run on ...

Laurence S. Rothman (Air Force Geophysics Directorate, Phillips Laboratory, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.): "Most molecules have strong absorption features in the infrared and microwave region of the ...