From the Magazine
The methane hunters
October 29, 2026
How URochester scientists are tracking the elusive greenhouse gas—and why it matters.
Lee Murray
Posts Loop
Science & Technology
Better models of atmospheric ‘detergent’ can help predict climate change
November 1, 2021
New research from Rochester scientist Lee Murray will aid in building more accurate computer models of the hydroxyl radical, an important ‘detergent of the atmosphere.’
Voices & Opinion
Cleaner air a ‘short-term’ silver lining of COVID-19
April 29, 2020
Environmental scientist Lee Murray tells City Newspaper that the area’s nitrogen dioxide concentrations in March were 30 percent lower than in March 2019. But the benefit won't last, he says.
Science & Technology
Ice core data confirms increased tropospheric ozone levels since industrialization
June 13, 2019
The findings suggest good news about the reliability of the computer models used to estimate and predict the changes in ground-level ozone.
Science & Technology
Ancient ozone levels provide a glimpse into future effects of climate change
June 15, 2017
A computer model developed at Rochester, and used to compare model data to analysis on 100,000-year-old Greenland ice cores, has shown a surprising result.
Science & Technology
Using data science to understand global climate systems
April 21, 2017
Climate scientists and computer scientists are working together to understand what drives the global climate system—from deep in the ocean to high in the sky.