Stories indexed under: Atmospheric sciences

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• Thin clouds drove Greenland’s record-breaking 2012 ice melt April 3, 2013 If the sheet of ice covering Greenland were to melt in its entirety tomorrow, global sea levels would rise by 24 feet.
• UW scientists track Sandy's fury Oct. 30, 2012 Hurricane Sandy has earned it reputation as a perfect storm, even among meteorologists. But while Louis Uccellini, environmental prediction chief for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said, “This is the worst-case scenario,” the storm researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison weren’t so sure.
• Climate change reducing ocean's carbon dioxide uptake July 13, 2011 How deep is the ocean’s capacity to buffer against climate change?
• Curiosities: Is global warming evident in temperature records and warming winters? April 11, 2011
• Renewed partnership keeps $60 million satellite center in Madison Aug. 20, 2010 It was a deep history in satellite meteorology that first got the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration interested in Madison in the 1970s.
• Longtime atmospheric and oceanic sciences professor dies July 6, 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Charles R. Stearns passed away on June 22, 2010. He was 85.
• Recent sightings: Nighttime fireball April 15, 2010
• Two selected as American Geophysical Union fellows Feb. 25, 2010 Two University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have been named fellows of the American Geophysical Union, a distinction made for exceptional scientific contributions and eminence in the Earth or space sciences.
• Interactive animations give science students a boost Dec. 14, 2009 For a generation of students raised and nurtured at the computer keyboard, it seems like a no-brainer that computer-assisted learning would have a prominent role in the college science classroom.
• Warmer means windier on world's biggest lake Nov. 16, 2009 Rising water temperatures are kicking up more powerful winds on Lake Superior, with consequences for currents, biological cycles, pollution and more on the world's largest lake and its smaller brethren.
• 'Motion picture' of past warming paves way for snapshots of future climate change July 16, 2009 By accurately modeling Earth's last major global warming - and answering pressing questions about its causes - scientists led by University of Wisconsin-Madison and National Center for Atmospheric Research climatologists are unraveling the intricacies of the kind of abrupt climate shifts that may occur in the future.
• Hurricanes not likely to disrupt ocean carbon balance March 30, 2009 Hurricanes are well known for the trail of damage and debris they can leave on land, but less known for the invisible trail left over the ocean by their gale-force winds - a trail of carbon dioxide.
• Dust plays larger than expected role in determining Atlantic temperature March 26, 2009 The recent warming trend in the Atlantic Ocean is largely due to reductions in airborne dust and volcanic emissions during the past 30 years, according to a new study.
• UW space science technology powers Google Earth images Dec. 12, 2007 Satellite images provide a dramatic view of the Earth and its atmosphere. For timely views of winter weather in Wisconsin or wild fires in California, Google Earth users can now access the most recent high-quality satellite images generated at the Space Science and Engineering Center.
• Recent sightings: I can see my house from here Dec. 6, 2007
• Curiosities: Why does the sky turn green before a tornado? Aug. 24, 2007
• Curiosities: What are clouds made of? April 14, 2007 Question submitted by Jimmy Andruss, 7th Grade, Sennett Middle School.
• New evidence that global warming fuels stronger Atlantic hurricanes Feb. 28, 2007 Atmospheric scientists have uncovered fresh evidence to support the hotly debated theory that global warming has contributed to the emergence of stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.