image: Water vapor distribution and radiative and transport processes influence the abundance of water vapor and the temperature of the earth/atmosphere system. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Jan. 28, 2010, issue of Science Express, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Susan Solomon at NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colo., and colleagues, was titled, "Contributions of Stratospheric Water Vapor to Decadal Changes in the Rate of Global Warming." view more
Credit: Image courtesy of K. Rosenlof