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
Solar Radiation
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One atmosphere: an independent expert review on solar radiation modification research and deployment
Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) – a speculative group of technologies to cool the Earth is being explored as climate action lags – requires far more research into its risks and benefits before any consideration
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Solar geoengineering and the Montreal Protocol: a case for global governance
This study analyses the Montreal Protocol as a potential instrument and forum for the global governance of solar radiation management (SRM) research. It creates an analytical framework to examine the objectives,
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Review on meteorological and air quality factors affecting the COVID-19 pandemic
This First Report of the WMO Research Board COVID-19 Task Team, provides an assessment of the state of knowledge of meteorological and air quality (MAQ) factors influencing the first year of the COVID-19
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Global lake thermal regions shift under climate change
<p>Water temperature is critical for the ecology of lakes.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/lake-thermal-region.pdf" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/download.jpg"
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Solar irradiance and temperature variability and projected trends analysis in Burundi
<p>This paper assessed the variability and projected trends of solar irradiance and temperature in the East of Burundi.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Solar-Irradiance-Burundi.pdf"
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Persistent spring shortwave cloud radiative effect and the associated circulations over Southeastern China
<p>Clouds strongly modulate regional radiation balance and their evolution is profoundly influenced by circulations.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/cloud-radiative-effect-China-circulation.pdf"
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Performance comparison of solar photovoltaic models for plant siting in India
India plans to add 100 GW of solar electric power generation by 2022 to an existing system (with an installed capacity of close to 330 GW, as on January 2018, from all sources). Selection of sites for
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Prediction of the strength and timing of sunspot cycle 25 reveal decadal-scale space environmental conditions
<p>The Sun’s activity cycle governs the radiation, particle and magnetic flux in the heliosphere creating hazardous space weather. Decadal-scale variations define space climate and force the Earth’s
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Simply put: How heat footprint has grown
Large new study crunches decades of IMD data to unpack patterns of warming — and some cooling — across India, points to impact on agriculture in a country with 17.5 per cent of world’s population but only