Tag Archives: Atmospheric Sciences

Wildfires and farm fertilizer use are fueling ozone pollution

Posted on March 21, 2025 by rberkowitz

Those sources now rival cars and factories in emitting the chemicals that help create ozone. Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Discovery at the Air-Water Interface

Posted on December 4, 2023 by rberkowitz

New research reveals a surprising chemical pathway for a CO2 reaction important in many geological and biological processes. Continue reading →

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Tropical soils could be accelerating global warming

Posted on October 1, 2020 by rberkowitz

A field study challenges climate simulations by showing increased carbon loss from warmed low latitude soils. Continue reading →

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Tropical soils may accelerate global warming

Posted on September 9, 2020 by rberkowitz

New experiments challenge climate simulations that predict minimal carbon loss from soils in the tropics. Read more in Physics Today…

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Cold, supersaturated urban air could be accelerating pollutant particle growth

Posted on July 2, 2020 by rberkowitz

A new experiment suggests that ammonium nitrate particles nucleate and quickly grow in winter conditions.  Continue reading →

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Smog-forming particles may grow quickly in supersaturated urban air

Posted on June 18, 2020 by rberkowitz

Ammonium nitrate particles nucleate and grow in winter-like conditions, according to a new experiment. Continue reading →

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A community effort to understand plant-soil-aerosol interactions

Posted on October 8, 2019 by rberkowitz

An ecosystem-wide molecular-level understanding of source-sink interactions is vital for trapping atmospheric carbon and increasing plant productivity. Now, plant scientists, climatologists, and atmospheric chemists are joining forces to create just that.  Continue reading →

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Black carbon in Antarctica

Posted on June 2, 2017 by rberkowitz

Spectral and chemical measurements highlight the local effects of pollutants on the albedo of Antarctic snow. Continue reading →

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California’s recent weather extremes

Posted on April 20, 2017 by rberkowitz

A planetary-scale pattern of atmospheric waves may be responsible for California’s droughts and floods. Continue reading →

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Using cellular networks to measure air quality

Posted on December 29, 2016 by rberkowitz

The propagation of microwaves offers an effective, low-cost means of detecting polluted air. Continue reading →

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