Monthly Archives: April 2008

Prevailing Winds

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The direction of wind is measured in terms of where the air is coming from. A northerly wind blows air from north to south. A southwesterly wind blows air from the southwest to the northeast. The prevailing wind is the … Continue reading →

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Air Masses

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

An air mass is a large body of air that has similar temperature and moisture properties throughout. The best source regions for air masses are large flat areas where air can be stagnant long enough to take on the characteristics … Continue reading →

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The Black and White Aerosols Show

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

A paper published in Nature Geoscience last month received a lot of media attention. And rightly so. It showed that the Black Carbon (BC) component of soot is responsible for up to 60% as much warming as CO2. That is … Continue reading →

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Forest Fires

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Each year, fires burn millions of hectares of forest worldwide. The resulting loss and degradation of forested land is roughly equal to that caused by destructive logging and conversion to agriculture combined, and has wide-reaching consequences on biodiversity, health and … Continue reading →

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