A scaled visualization of Earth’s atmospheric layers with a discussion of what happens in each layer. Layers from the ground ...

The powerful vision of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has allowed astronomers to study for the first time the layer-cake structure of the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. Hubble discovered ...

Jupiter may be the bully planet of our solar system because it’s the most massive planet, but it’s actually a runt compared to many of the giant planets found around other stars. These alien worlds, ...

Slices from the edge of Mars reveal a layered atmosphere of delicate complexity. A European spacecraft has captured a luminous mille-feuille of dust enveloping the red planet in unprecedented detail.

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Improved observations of the atmospheric boundary layer (noted as ABL or BL herein) ...

Researchers have created a dataset of the whole atmosphere, enabling new research to be conducted on previously difficult-to-study regions. Using a new data-assimilation system called JAGUAR-DAS, ...

Encouraging data from the atmosphere's ozone layer: the Antarctic ozone hole continues to shrink, showing a progressive recovery of Earth's protective layer globally. Here are the latest official ...

The hole in the Earth’s ozone layer is significantly smaller than it’s been in recent history, but it is still far from fully healed, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO’s) ...

The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is the lowest portion of the troposphere where surface–atmosphere exchanges of momentum, heat and mass control weather, air quality and climate processes. Its ...