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DiscussionCentral: Torking Science?
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has ...

DiscussionCentral: Climate Decisionmaking, Locally
Charles F. Kennel, Distinguished Professor of Atmo...

DiscussionCentral: Abrupt Climate Change This Century?
The U.S. Geological Survey has led an assessment a...

Cumulative Risk Assessment of Phthalates
A National Research Council Committee report says ...

How do you communicate the nature and process of science?
Throughout elementary, middle, and high school the...

DiscussionCentral: Nature-Altering Science
The National Science Foundation has announced that...

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Atmospheric effects on incoming solar radiation

Three atmospheric processes modify the solar radiation passing through our atmosphere destined to the Earth’s surface, namely scattering, absorption, and reflection. These processes act on the radiation when it interacts with gases and suspended particles found in the atmosphere.

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Energy and Society (Revised): Chapter 1: Energy & Society
This article is a revision of my original work published in 1955, and is designed to re-examine the ...

Sustainable Society Index
When we were looking for a suitable yardstick to measure the level of sustainability of a country a ...

Patterns of Caribbean coral loss
The loss of live coral is an acknowledged symptom of coral reef degradation. The first large-scale ...