A new study has presented for the first time a global and systematic climatological analysis of breaking waves and atmospheric moisture transport, in tandem and in isolation, for the occurrence of extreme precipitation events, which frequently cause catastrophic…
Scientists have discovered planetary waves of vorticity on and inside the Sun similar to those that significantly influence weather on Earth. Rossby waves are a natural phenomenon in the atmospheres and oceans of planets that form in response to the rotation of the…
In a recent study, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) found that the persistent high-pressure ridge off the west coast of North America that blocked storms from coming onshore during the winters of 2013-14 and 2014-15 was associated…
A new study led by a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has found that the same kind of large-scale planetary waves that meander through Earth's atmosphere driving our weather may also exist on our star and drive space weather. The…
A team of scientists led by Professor Chris Hughes (University of Liverpool, NOC) analyzed the Caribbean Sea levels and pressure readings taken from the bottom of the sea and noticed a new phenomenon which they have called a 'Rossby whistle.' The team has…
