Modeling Agriculture Matters for Carbon Cycling
More realistically representing crops and agricultural practices dramatically improves simulations of carbon and energy exchange.
Microbial Decomposition Shapes Organic Matter Composition in Grassland Soils
Biochemical preservation and mineral association retain carbon in grassland soils, resulting in consistent molecular composition across ecosystems.
Understanding How Clouds Evolve During Arctic Cold-Air Outbreaks
Two case studies of clouds evolving over the Arctic provide data that will help researchers evaluate cloud simulations.
Estimating Permeability from Geophysical Data Using Deep Learning
Newly developed deep learning models can estimate 3-D permeability fields from time-lapse geophysical electrical imaging.
How Do Hailstorms Respond to a Warmer Future?
How hailstorms respond to human-created warming in the Great Plains depends on large-scale weather-producing systems.
Quantifying the Subgrid-Scale Variability in Aerosol Properties Missing in Models
Repeated aircraft measurements over central Oklahoma allow researchers to better understand the spatial variability of aerosol properties that affect cloud evolution.
Clouds Amplify Mechanisms of Southern Ocean Heat Uptake
Observational evidence shows that clouds strongly influence the seasonal heat exchange between Southern Ocean air and sea.
Identifying Green Vegetation Variability over the Southern Great Plains
Developing a new method to identify the fraction of green vegetation from satellite data at high spatial resolution.
Assessing How the Atmosphere Responds to Land Surface Diversity
Both the type and composition of landforms affect atmospheric properties and clouds in a state-of-the-art Earth system model.