Ozone and UV bulletin
The stratosphere ozone layer is slowly recovering and the recovery will be complete in most parts of the atmosphere in the coming decades, according to the latest bulletin by the World Meteorological Organization
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer
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Real-time experimental extended range forecast system for Indian summer monsoon rainfall: a case study for monsoon 2011
The variability of Indian summer monsoon rainfall (ISMR; both at interannual as well as intraseasonal timescales) has a direct impact on various sectors of public interest and economy such as agriculture,
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Citation analysis to reconstruct the dynamics of Antarctic ozone hole research and formulation of the Montreal Protocol
The ozone layer acts like a shield in safeguarding the Earth by preventing the harmful ultraviolet radiations from entering into the atmosphere. Reported damage to the ozone layer in 1985 was a significant
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Radiosondes Over the Ice-free Arctic Ocean in 2010
We investigated the impact of radiosonde data from the ice-free Arctic Ocean obtained by the Japanese R/V Mirai during a cruise in the fall of 2010 on the AFES-LETKF experimental ensemble reanalysis version
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China uses PM 2.5 in weather alert system
China's meteorological authority has introduced a new weather warning system for smog which will use readings of PM 2.5, a particle pollutant. The announcement comes as thick haze chokes many cities.
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Where do winds come from? A new theory on how water vapor condensation influences atmospheric pressure and dynamics
Phase transitions of atmospheric water play a ubiquitous role in the Earth's climate system, but their direct impact on atmospheric dynamics has escaped wide attention. Here we examine and advance a theory
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Temperature hits all-time record in Sydney
Temperatures in Sydney on Friday hit their highest levels since records began 150 years ago, after an Australian government agency warned of more frequent and intense heatwaves in the future. While
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Gas released from oceans behind ozone destruction
London: Scientists have found that a gas released from the oceans on Earth may play a significant role in the destruction of ozone layer. Researchers at the Universities of York and Leeds found that the principal source of iodine oxide can be explained by emissions of hypoiodous acid (HOI) — a gas not yet considered as being released from the ocean — along with a contribution from molecular iodine (I2). Since the 1970s when methyl iodide (CH3I) was discovered as ubiquitous in the ocean, the presence of iodine in the atmosphere has been understood to arise mainly from emissions of organic compounds from phytoplankton — microscopic marine plants.
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Australia's highest temperature in 15 years
Moomba in the far northeast of South Australia yesterday recorded a maximum temperature of 49.6 degrees, which makes it the highest temperature recorded in Australia in 15 years. The last time a higher
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UK's Met Office sees 2013 likely to be one of warmest on record
Global temperatures are forecast to be 0.57 degrees above the long-term average next year, making 2013 one of the warmest years on record, Britain's Met Office said on Thursday. "It is very likely that
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Weather satellite INSAT-3D set for 2013 launch
The long-anticipated meteorological satellite INSAT-3D will be launched in the third quarter of 2013, the government today said. Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy today said electrical and thermal