About The Earth's Atmosphere 19-NOV-09 en-us London, UK (SPX) Nov 18, 2009 - The strongest evidence yet that the rise in atmospheric CO2 emissions continues to outstrip the ability of the world's natural 'sinks' to absorb carbon is published in the journal Nature Geoscience.]]> Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2009 - NASA launched its first airborne science mission this week featuring a 246-foot-long Zeppelin NT airship equipped with two imaging instruments to learn more about environmental conditions in the San Francisco Bay Area.]]> Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Aug 19, 2009 - The discovery of an unknown hitherto chemical compound in the atmosphere may help to explain how and when clouds are formed. The discovery of the so called dihydroxyepoxides (an aerosol-precursor), is reported in this week's issue of Science by a team comprising of researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of Copenhagen (UoC).]]> Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 05, 2009 - Imagine Earth without an atmosphere - without clouds, wind or air. Earth's atmosphere protects, transports, and reacts to life on Earth. Without our ozone layer, the surface of Earth would be subject to harsh radiation coming from the sun. Without good quality air, public health and ecosystems suffer. And changes in the makeup of the atmosphere - such as to carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, cloud cover, water vapor and aerosols - all contribute to climate change.]]> Hong Kong (AFP) July 23, 2009 - Hong Kong on Thursday laid out a series of proposals to tackle the city's poor air quality, but the move drew criticism from environmental groups who said new targets did not go far enough.]]> Paris (AFP) July 20, 2009 - A wind storm that ripped across western China's Taklimakan desert kicked up hundreds of thousands of tonnes of dust that high-altitude winds then carried around the world in less than two weeks, a study says.]]> Granada, Spain (SPX) Jun 05, 2009 - In the context of the climatic change of the planet, those research works that throw light on global warming are of great interest. That is the case of the studies on atmospheric aerosol, a suspension of solid or liquid particles on a gaseous environment that can contribute to the warming or cooling of the atmosphere.]]> Bonn, Germany (SPX) Apr 03, 2009 - Not all condensation trails are the same. Scientists from the German Aerospace Center have, for the first time, been able to describe how condensation trails are created not only from the exhaust gas of jet engines but, under certain conditions, also by the wings of aeroplanes.]]> Hong Kong (AFP) March 25, 2009 - Australia has issued a new health alert to travellers, warning that Hong Kong's bad air could aggravate some medical conditions.]]> Bonn, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2009 - The pilots and scientists of the 31 research institutes who supported the construction of the Euro 62 million jet have waited a long time for this day. Many of DLR's employees are using their lunch break to watch the takeoff of the eagerly awaited aeroplane.]]>