And somewhere in between, in the upper troposphere—the layer of the atmosphere just below the stratosphere, where most aircraft cruise—ozone contributes to warming the planet as a potent ...

This suggests that the upper troposphere over Europe may be more polluted than previously assumed, especially during the summer forest fire season. The observations suggest that thin layers of ...

Scientists find a human 'fingerprint' in the upper troposphere's increasing ozone. Ozone can be an agent of good or harm, depending on where you find it in the atmosphere.

Cloud seeding. Waviness of the jet stream can lead to stratospheric air intrusion (illustrated below), in which the ozone (O 3)-rich stratosphere dips down into the water-rich troposphere.The ...

The faster air flow in the upper troposphere leads to faster wind speed with increasing height, making the upper atmosphere less favorable for tropical storm development.

When moisture rises into the upper troposphere, it releases latent heat, which then accelerates and strengthens an updraft, thus creating higher instability in a cloud.

The researchers also found that the ozone layer acts as a stabilizer for the upper atmosphere. Without ozone, the upper troposphere becomes more unstable, preventing the formation of clouds at that ...

That hotspot in the upper troposphere is an area of amplified warming resulting partly from water vapor feedbacks, as moist, hot air steams off the tropical oceans.

The Earth’s atmosphere has a number of layers. The region we know best, because it is where our weather happens, is the troposphere. This dense blanket of air 5 to 9 miles thick contains 80 ...

Scientists confirmed that much of ozone's increase in the upper troposphere is likely due to humans. A team detected a clear signal of human influence on upper tropospheric ozone trends in a 17 ...