How statistical physics illuminates sea ice, a key part of Earth’s climate system – @theU

How statistical physics illuminates sea ice, a key part of Earth's climate system - @theU

Since beginning to study polar sea ice at NASA in 1975, mathematician Ken Golden has helped document alarming shifts in seasonal variation, the thin crust covering the Arctic oceans. and Antarctica. There is far less ice now, and since then, the University of Utah scientist has spent most of his career applying statistical mechanics—the physics … Leer más

Study: The color of the ocean is changing as a result of climate change

Study: The color of the ocean is changing as a result of climate change

Scientists at MIT, the National Oceanographic Center in the UK and elsewhere report that the color of the oceans has changed dramatically over the past 20 years, and that this global trend may be a consequence of the change. anthropogenic climate change. In a study appearing today in Nature, The team writes that they have … Leer más