Arctic blog
Life and research on board the Amundsen icebreaker
Shipping out Jun 27, 2008
On the way home from the Amundsen I take part in a whale survey....
Taking the waters Jun 25, 2008
Ice surface reflectivity results and a successful catch of Arctic cod larvae....
Environmental Research Letters
Aerosol–cloud interactions Jun 5, 2008
Peter Spichtinger et al 2008 Environ. Res. Lett. 3 025002
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Research Highlights
Meltwater speeds up ice sheet only in short term Jul 4, 2008
No correlation between annual ablation rate and annual ice velocity for western zone of Greenland Ice Sheet.
Pinpointing sea-level rise Jul 2, 2008
Better estimates of upper ocean warming indicate sea-level rise 50% faster over last 40 years than previously believed.
Airborne imager maps environmental change Jul 1, 2008
Optical technology originally developed for space missions has been adapted for an airborne environmental monitoring programme.
Recovering ozone hole could cause warming Jun 30, 2008
Further evidence of effects on southern hemisphere.
Weakened thermohaline could lead to drought in South Asia Jun 24, 2008
Atlantic, as well as Pacific, sea surface temperatures found to affect summer monsoon.
How do aerosols affect climate? Jun 23, 2008
Scientists simulate interactions of aerosols and ozone with atmosphere.
Sea level could rise faster than we think Jun 19, 2008
Tide gauge study indicates sea level rise may exceed IPCC predictions.
Ozone recovery will affect climate change in southern hemisphere Jun 17, 2008
Effects of Montreal Protocol likely to decelerate tropospheric westerly winds.
Exposure to lead linked to criminal behaviour Jun 16, 2008
US study finds higher blood lead levels correlated to more arrests.
Fastest supercomputer overtaken by Roadrunner Jun 12, 2008
US machine will be used initially to model cosmology, astrophysics and the climate.
RealClimate Blog
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