Light-absorbing carbonaceous aerosols (LACs), including black carbon (BC) and brown carbon (BrC), are among the most significant radiatively-active components in the Earth system. LACs play crucial ...

Physics Colloquium Date: Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025 Time: 4– 5 p.m. Location: Olsen 503 Supriya Chakrabarti, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of ...

Dr Ossénatou Mamadou explores the significance of the atmospheric boundary layer in relation to climate change ...

A data visualization showing a map of the Earth with the northern half obscured by purple shading. The southern continents including the tip of Africa, Australia, South America, and Antarctica appear ...

Since the discovery of its presence in the Martian atmosphere, methane has remained an intriguing atmospheric component which source (either of biotic or abiotic origin) is not yet fully understood.

Pluto, once considered the ninth planet of our solar system, has been a topic of intrigue since its reclassification as a dwarf planet. Recent observations suggest that its atmosphere is expanding, ...

Graduate students analyze cloud formation data with research scientist Jesse Anderson, using the Pi Cloud Chamber to study atmospheric processes. × Michigan Tech's Pi Cloud Chamber is giving ...

Clouds need two essential ingredients to form, and both must be present simultaneously for the process to begin. There are two ingredients needed for clouds to form: water and nuclei. The first ...

Communities up and down the West Coast of the United States can expect the potent storms known as atmospheric rivers to evolve as the climate warms. But residents in Southern California will see much ...