Lower part of Earth's atmosphere is warming, data review concludes
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 08:01
in Earth & Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- The troposphere, the lower part of the atmosphere closest to the Earth, is warming in ways that are broadly consistent with both theoretical expectations and climate models, according to a new scientific study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the NOAA-North Carolina State University Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS).