Exploring Land-Only Temperature Datasets for Climate Change Research
Climate & Climate ZonesExploring Land-Only Temperature Datasets for Climate Change Research Okay, so the Earth’s climate is changing – no surprise there, right? But really digging into the details of how and why requires some seriously reliable data. We often hear about global temperature datasets, the ones that lump together land and ocean temps. Those are great for
How are scatterometer observations standardised before being fed into reanalysis models?
Energy & ResourcesOkay, so you’ve got scatterometer data, right? It’s super important for figuring out past weather and keeping tabs on our climate. But before we can just toss it into those fancy reanalysis models – the ones that reconstruct old weather like some kind of meteorological time machine – we’ve got to clean it up and
The Curious Case of High Altitude Cities and Their Elevated Atmospheric Pressures
Weather & ForecastsThe Curious Case of High-Altitude Cities: Why the Air Up There is a Whole Different Story Atmospheric pressure. It’s one of those things most of us don’t give a second thought to, right? But if you live way up in the mountains, in a city clinging to the sky, it’s a different ballgame. It’s not
Challenges in Representing Wave Dynamics in the ERA Interim Reanalysis
Energy & ResourcesDecoding Waves: What ERA-Interim Got Right (and Where It Wobbled) ERA-Interim. You might not recognize the name, but if you’ve ever looked at climate trends or weather forecasts, chances are, data from this project has touched your life. Launched back in 2006 by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), it was a real
What’s the difference between snow cover and fractional snow cover?
Weather & ForecastsSnow Cover vs. Fractional Snow Cover: What’s the Real Difference? We all know snow cover, right? It’s that cozy blanket of white that transforms the landscape in winter. It’s beautiful, sure, but it’s also a seriously important player in our planet’s climate, our water supply, and even the health of ecosystems. But here’s where things