Analysis of air samples taken at altitudes of up to 3,000 meters above Japan has revealed the presence of a vast range of viable bacteria and fungi transported by air masses originating more than ...

Researchers have measured carbon dioxide levels for the past three years in the troposphere (lower atmosphere) over a sparsely inhabited rural area near Valladolid, Spain. The results show that the ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — How many layers do you think there are in our atmosphere? Five! We have five different layers between us and outer space. From the surface up there is the troposphere, the ...

The air around you isn't just empty space waiting to be filled. It's a dynamic, ever-shifting system that dictates whether you wake up to sunshine or storms. Every breath you take connects you to an ...

THE structure of isothermal and inversion layers in the troposphere is of interest in many aspects of radiometeorology. These layers, which can often be detected by centimetric radar, are now known to ...

Research performed in the US has helped lay to rest one of the lasting controversies surrounding climate models: whether or not the upper troposphere is warming. Climate models have long predicted ...

Hot on the heels of the news that 2014 was likely the warmest year on record at Earth’s surface, scientists have confirmed the lower part of Earth’s atmosphere is warming too. Since 1979, the ...