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Temperature and Precipitation Responses to a Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering Experiment Using the Community Climate System Model 4

Anderson et al. | Aug 19, 2014

Temperature and Precipitation Responses to a Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering Experiment Using the Community Climate System Model 4

We are changing our environment with steadily increasing carbon dioxide emissions, but we might be able to help. The authors here use a computer program called Community Climate System Model 4 to predict the effects of spraying small particles into the atmosphere to reflect away some of the sun's rays. The software predicts that this could reduce the amount of energy the Earth's atmosphere absorbs and may limit but will not completely counteract our carbon dioxide production.

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A multi-dimensional analysis of NFL red zone efficiency

Kim et al. | Mar 16, 2026

A multi-dimensional analysis of NFL red zone efficiency
Image credit: Ben Hershey

Here the authors investigated the relationship between offensive play-calling styles and scoring success within the NFL's red zone by analyzing play-by-play data and expected points metrics. Their findings suggest that a conservative approach to play design and execution is more strongly associated with maximizing efficiency and point-value gains than aggressive strategies.

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The impact of greenhouse gases, regions, and sectors on future temperature anomaly with the FaIR model

Kosaraju et al. | Jul 29, 2024

The impact of greenhouse gases, regions, and sectors on future temperature anomaly with the FaIR model

This study explores how different economic sectors, geographic regions, and greenhouse gas types might affect future global mean surface temperature (GMST) anomalies differently from historical patterns. Using the Finite Amplitude Impulse Response (FaIR) model and four Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) — SSP126, SSP245, SSP370, and SSP585 — the research reveals that future contributions to GMST anomalies.

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