Can Horizontal Radiation Fluxes Contribute to Net Column Heating?

So, 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?

So, 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

Unraveling 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

Unraveling Earth’s Frozen Mystery: Exploring the Link Between Milankovitch Cycles and the Potential for a New Ice Age

Unraveling Earth’s Frozen Mystery: Could a New Ice Age Be on the Horizon? Okay, so ice ages. We’ve all heard about them, maybe seen a movie or two. But what actually causes these massive shifts in Earth’s climate? It turns out, it’s a fascinating story involving wobbling planets and a delicate balance of sunlight. The

Exploring the Phenomenon: How a Branch Against a Window Curbs Condensation

Exploring 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?

Do 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

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