Atmospheric Science Content

Clouds, A Love Story

Malia N Reiss — February 14, 2024 - 10:10am

Cloud-watching is a classic bucket-list date idea. But what happens when the date is attended by two professional cloud watchers?

51�ԹϺ�� Davis atmospheric science professors Adele and Matthew Igel met over their shared love of clouds. Their cloud-watching dates are a little more professional now, but still romantic. With clouds, as with love, there is always more to know.

The Mystery of El Niño

Malia N Reiss — December 15, 2023 - 9:46pm

An El Niño explainer, and what 51�ԹϺ�� Davis experts think California can expect this winter.

Atmospheric Rivers and El Niño Experts

Malia N Reiss — November 13, 2023 - 8:30am

Atmospheric river and El Niño experts from 51�ԹϺ�� Davis available to talk about the weather with reporters.

Climate Change Experts List

Katherine E Kerlin — August 05, 2023 - 12:14pm

The interdisciplinary nature of the University of California, Davis, yields a deep bench of climate change experts who can discuss with reporters various aspects of climate change and the many facets of life it touches.

Find experts by category in the lists below:

How Could a Changing Climate Impact Society, Infrastructure, and People?

Malia N Reiss — May 15, 2023 - 12:10pm

Scientists analyzed a range of changes in U.S. climate over the 21st century using a modeling approach called thermodynamic global warming.

The Lightness of Water Vapor Adds Heft to Global Climate Models

Katherine E Kerlin — October 24, 2022 - 9:41am

Including the lightness of water vapor in climate models can improve cloud simulations and the accuracy of climate change forecasts, 51�ԹϺ�� Davis scientists found.

Learning Meteorology: Past, Present and Future

Karen Michele Nikos — June 02, 2022 - 11:38am

51�ԹϺ�� Davis students monitor the weather each day and a little-known weather station on campus. It's been there since the 1800s.

Older Wildfire Smoke Plumes Can Affect Climate

Katherine E Kerlin — March 23, 2022 - 11:45am

Aerosols carried in wildfire smoke plumes that are hundreds of hours old can still affect climate, according to a study out of the University of California, Davis.

The research, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, suggests that wildfire emissions even 10 days old can affect the properties of aerosols — suspended liquid or particles that are key to cloud formation.

How El Niño and Drought Affected the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Katherine E Kerlin — February 10, 2022 - 9:00am

El Niño, an oceanic phenomenon that affects worldwide weather patterns, significantly affected the number of enslaved Africans transported from West Africa to the Americas between the mid-1600s and mid-1800s, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.

Studying the Impact of Aerosol Particles on Thunderstorms

Andy Fell — September 21, 2021 - 8:01am

Thousands of thunderstorms occur around the globe on any given day and produce more than half the world’s rainfall. Adele Igel, assistant professor for land, air and water resources, is studying the impact of aerosols during the life cycle of a thunderstorm. She’s been awarded a $373,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Atmospheric System Research program to conduct the three-year research project.