Can Horizontal Radiation Fluxes Contribute to Net Column Heating?
Climate & Climate ZonesSo, About Those Sideways Radiation Fluxes… Do They Actually Heat Things Up? We all know the sun warms the Earth, right? But when we talk about how much a particular chunk of atmosphere heats up, we usually focus on the radiation coming straight down from above and going straight back up. That’s the vertical radiation
Why are temperatures within a few degrees of the all-time high actually pretty common?
Weather & ForecastsSo, It’s Just a Few Degrees Shy of the All-Time High… Should We Freak Out? Okay, let’s be real. When you hear the mercury’s creeping up towards record territory, it’s easy to feel a knot of anxiety tighten in your stomach. “Within a few degrees of the all-time high”? Sounds kinda scary, right? But before
Unraveling the Dispersion: Assessing the Distance for a 1000-Fold Reduction in COVID-19 Aerosol Emissions Downwind
Weather & ForecastsUnraveling the Dispersion: How Far Away is Safe When it Comes to COVID Aerosols? Remember when we all became amateur epidemiologists overnight? The COVID-19 pandemic threw us headfirst into the world of airborne transmission, and suddenly, everyone was talking about aerosols. One question that kept popping up was: just how far away do you need
Exploring the Phenomenon: How a Branch Against a Window Curbs Condensation
Weather & ForecastsExploring the Phenomenon: How a Branch Against a Window Curbs Condensation Ever noticed how annoying condensation can be on your windows, especially when the weather turns chilly? It’s that misty film that blurs your view and sometimes even drips down, right? That happens when warm, moist air inside meets the cold glass of your window.
Do Self-Aggregation Simulations Depend Crucially on Radiative-Convective Equilibrium (RCE) Initial Conditions?
Climate & Climate ZonesDo Self-Aggregation Simulations Really Need Radiative-Convective Equilibrium to Get Started? So, you’re trying to figure out how thunderstorms clump together, right? It’s called self-aggregation, and it’s a big deal for climate models. If we can nail this down, we’ll be way better at predicting future rainfall. But here’s the kicker: do these simulations have to