The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is the part of the atmosphere above the Earth’s surface, where humidity, energy, or pollutants exchanges take place, impacting weather and climate. Understanding ...

Global distribution of the land cover used in the analysis. Compared to the original Copernicus land cover dataset, the number of classes was reduced from 23 to 7. Unlocking the secrets of Earth's ...

thermal characteristics (temperature changes), chemical composition, movement, and density. Each of the layers are bounded by "pauses" where the greatest changes in thermal characteristics, chemical ...

Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the solar system, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern ...

Spacecraft burning up in the atmosphere are leaving behind metal particles. Scientists are racing to understand if that affects the climate. One risk is that these particles may spark rainbow-colored ...

The ocean is warming as the upper atmosphere is cooling – both as a result of excessive greenhouse gas emissions.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid strike and volcanic eruptions triggered a global climate catastrophe. Earth plunged ...

The Earth’s climate has fluctuated between cold and warm periods for millions of years. During the so-called “lukewarm interglacials” – warm phases between 800,000 and 430,000 years ago – atmospheric ...