JULY 13, 2020 Research Highlight Warmer Southern Ocean Leads to More Antarctic Snow A team of researchers discovered more about how sea ice in the Southern Ocean might regulate changes in the amount and location of Antarctic precipitation. ( Read More )
JUNE 2, 2020 Research Highlight Predicting Soil CO2 Emissions from Air Temperature Soil respiration—the flow of CO2 from the soil surface to the atmosphere—is one of the largest carbon fluxes in the terrestrial biosphere. ( Read More )
MAY 20, 2020 Research Highlight Global Methane Emissions From Coal Mining To Continue Growing Even With Declining Production New analysis indicates that emissions from abandoned mines will contribute to higher emissions than previously thought. ( Read More )
MAY 4, 2020 Research Highlight Roadmap for Net-Zero Emissions in California by 2050 Also Brings Health Benefits Early achievement of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in California brings much larger health benefits than economic cost. ( Read More )
MARCH 4, 2020 Research Highlight When Urban and Natural Emissions Hang Out at Night Nighttime interaction between Bay Area pollution and biogenic isoprene led to efficient formation of secondary organic aerosols. ( Read More )
JULY 1, 2019 Research Highlight Quantifying Decision Uncertainty in Water Management via a Coupled Agent-Based Model Agent-based models of water resource management can include the interaction between human-engineered systems and natural processes ( Read More )
MARCH 20, 2020 Research Highlight Sensitivity of Sea Ice Albedo Feedback Estimates to the Calculation of Atmospheric Transmissivity A new procedure for estimating sunlight reflection provides insight into feedbacks that affect Arctic warming. ( Read More )
MARCH 16, 2020 Research Highlight Fine-Scale Variability of Surface Albedo on the Southern Great Plains Tower, aircraft, and satellite observations combined to evaluate weather forecast model. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 14, 2020 Research Highlight Soil “Breathes Out” More CO2 During Warmer Temperatures When Near Large Trees Tree presence impacts how soils respond to temperature change in coastal forest. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 7, 2020 Research Highlight River Regulation Alleviates Thermoelectric Power Loss Induced by Warming An integrated water model quantifies the impact of water management on thermoelectric power plant generation. ( Read More )
JANUARY 22, 2020 Research Highlight Probabilistic Projections of Sea-Level Rise and Global Mean Temperature using Hector Scientists are exploring ways to derive more accurate predictions that can help with preparations for changing sea levels ( Read More )
APRIL 16, 2019 Research Highlight Influence of Groundwater Extraction Costs and Resource Depletion Limits on Simulated Global Nonrenewable Water Withdrawals over the 21st Century ( Read More )
JUNE 6, 2019 Research Highlight Calibrating Building Energy Demand Models to Refine Long-Term Energy Planning ( Read More )
JUNE 11, 2019 Research Highlight A Global Hydrologic Framework to Accelerate Scientific Discovery ( Read More )
JANUARY 20, 2019 Research Highlight The Nonlinear Response of Storm Surge to Sea-Level Rise: A Modeling Approach ( Read More )
MAY 24, 2019 Research Highlight Projecting Global Urban Area Growth through 2100 Based on Historical Time Series Data and Future Scenarios ( Read More )