Atmospheric science

Abnormal nitrogen - p77

Alicia Newton

Published online: 11 June 2009; doi:10.1038/climate.2009.55

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Planetary boundaries: Tangible targets are critical - pp114 - 115

Myles Allen

Setting a limit on long-term atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations merely distracts from the much more immediate challenge of limiting warming to 2 °C.

Published online: 23 September 2009; doi:10.1038/climate.2009.95

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Planetary boundaries: Identifying abrupt change - pp115 - 116

Mario J. Molina

Five per cent is a reasonable limit for acceptable ozone depletion, but it doesn't represent a tipping point.

Published online: 23 September 2009; doi:10.1038/climate.2009.96

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A sleeping giant? - pp46 - 49

Amanda Mascarelli

As the planet warms, vast stores of methane — a potent greenhouse gas — could be released from frozen deposits on land and under the ocean. Amanda Leigh Mascarelli reports on the race to understand a ticking time bomb.

Published online: 05 March 2009; doi:10.1038/climate.2009.24

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Carbon calm - p43

Alicia Newton

Published online: 26 March 2009; doi:10.1038/climate.2009.30

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Complex connections

Anna Armstrong

Published online: 05 November 2009; doi:10.1038/climate.2009.115

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Unlucky strike

Stephanie Baudains

Published online: 12 November 2009; doi:10.1038/climate.2009.117

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Balanced budget - p111

Alicia Newton

Published online: 02 October 2009; doi:10.1038/climate.2009.100

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Clear view - p99

Anna Armstrong

Published online: 27 August 2009; doi:10.1038/climate.2009.80

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Bridging the gap - p87

Anna Armstrong

Published online: 16 July 2009; doi:10.1038/climate.2009.67

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Reappraising aerosols - p78

Olive Heffernan

Published online: 25 June 2009; doi:10.1038/climate.2009.63

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Secondary sources - p67

Anna Barnett

Published online: 28 May 2009; doi:10.1038/climate.2009.50

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A sensitive subject - pp59 - 61

Mason Inman

Gauging how the planet will respond to rising emissions remains one of the biggest questions in climate science. Mason Inman looks at how close we are to answering it.

Published online: 30 April 2009; doi:10.1038/climate.2009.41

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Interview: David Crisp - pp38 - 39

Anna Barnett

Due to launch 24 February, NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) will measure carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere with a precision high enough to detect the origin and fate of carbon emissions. Principal investigator David Crisp talks to Anna Barnett about hopes and expectations for the programme.

Published online: 19 February 2009; doi:10.1038/climate.2009.20

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NASA's next challenge - p28

Olive Heffernan

Published online: 03 March 2009; doi:10.1038/climate.2009.22

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Methane mystery - p2

Alicia Newton

Published online: 04 December 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.134

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Report calls for shift in climate research - pp44 - 45

Mark Schrope

Federal agencies must make climate research more applicable to end-users, says the US National Research Council. Mark Schrope reports.

Published online: 26 March 2009; doi:10.1038/climate.2009.29

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