Scientific American magazine has named two scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research as research leaders in aerospace on this year's "Scientific American 50" list of outstanding technology leaders.
Computer-based simulations of U.S. agriculture conducted by a team of scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research and several universities show that, by the year 2060, the benefits of climate change to American croplands could be less than previous work had indicated.
Weather modification is big business, but how reliable is it? Researchers have experimented with weather modification methods for decades. Now several scientists have contributed to a special report issued Monday by the National Research Council of The National Academies.
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Foundation has awarded an exclusive manufacturing license to Yankee Environmental Systems to manufacture an electrical gauge that calculates real-time rates of snow, rain, and other types of precipitation.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research and other institutions are launching a far-reaching project this month to help the government keep polluted areas in compliance with Clean Air Act standards in the event of rising global temperatures.
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and seven other institutions have won a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to create a series of powerful tools for weather forecasters and the public.
Rescuers are using a weather prediction system specially designed for Antarctica as they try to evacuate an ill employee from the South Pole this week.
Three "Doppler on Wheels" (DOW) mobile radars are heading toward the mid-Atlantic coast to intercept the eye of Hurricane Isabel as the powerful storm hits land.
Doppler on Wheels, a truck-mounted radar best known for its pioneering studies of tornadoes and hurricanes, probed the Robert Fire near Glacier National Park from July 30 through August 1.
This summer the National Center for Atmospheric Research is offering 20 middle and high school science teachers a chance to learn more about natural and human-induced changes to Earth systems.
A new company to guide atmospheric research from the laboratory to the commercial market will open for business in August. Peak Weather Resources Inc. will rely on initial seed funding from the UCAR Foundation but will operate independently.
A team of scientists has determined that human-related emissions are largely responsible for an increase in the height of the tropopause"”the boundary between the two lowest layers of the atmosphere.
Summertime ozone near the Earth's surface forms in most major U.S. cities when sunlight and heat mix with car exhaust and other pollution, causing health officials to issue "ozone alerts." But in other parts of the world, such as the tropical Atlantic, ozone near the Earth's surface appears to originate naturally in ways that have left scientists puzzled.
Dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa may modify clouds and rainfall both in Africa and across the tropical North Atlantic as far away as Barbados, according to a study that uses data from NASA satellites, ground measurements, and computer models.
A warning system to help pilots navigate storms without encountering air turbulence has earned a NASA award for its design team at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Recent severe weather across the Midwest has included more than tornadoes. Now researchers are heading to the skies and highways to profile these storm complexesËœsome of the world's biggest. A media day near St. Louis will kick off BAMEX, the Bow Echo and MCV [Mesoscale Convective Vortex] Experiment.
From the air and the ground, scientists this spring and summer will examine some of the world's largest thunderstorm complexes, behemoths that can spread hurricane-force wind and torrential rain for hundreds of miles across the U.S. Midwest.
A new analysis of satellite data collected since the late 1970s from the lowest few miles of the atmosphere indicates a global temperature rise of about one-third of a degree Fahrenheit between 1979 and 1999.
Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and colleagues at universities and NASA have clarified the process by which ozone--an essential shield in the stratosphere, but a pollutant at lower levels--reaches its peak abundance across North America each spring.
With the help of an innovative storage system, the National Center for Atmospheric Research has surpassed the one-petabyte mark in its data holdings, which range from satellite, atmosphere, ocean, and land-use data to depictions of weather and climate from prehistoric times to the year 2100 and beyond.
Why has the Arctic warmed so dramatically in recent years? How does the Arctic's circulation keep frigid air over the poles and sometimes allow it to spill across the United States? And how might global change affect the behavior of this circulation?
What can be done when wildland fire scorches the urban frontier, a hurricane soaks eroded hillsides, or an ice storm hits a major travel hub? Each of these sobering scenarios is being examined in new ways.
Hard-to-detect clouds and water vapor, hidden until now from most atmospheric sensors, could be helping to shape global climate. An instrument package developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research has detected layers of moisture, indicative of high-level cirrus clouds, that were missed by standard weather balloons and other instruments.
Two new visualizations of satellite data captured and processed in January show heavy pollution from China and Southeast Asia blowing out over the Pacific Ocean and pollution plumes from bush fires in Australia.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research and the Federal Highway Administration are testing a Web-based system for weather forecasting and winter road treatment that could soon save lives, cut costs, and help keep millions of drivers on the move.
Forest dieback in the Northeast has intensified in recent decades. A new study links escalating freeze-thaw episodes, which are known to harm trees, to the atmospheric pressure imbalance called the North Atlantic Oscillation.
The broad-scale warming expected from increased greenhouse gases may actually sap the strength of a typical El Nino, according to NCAR researchers. In contrast, the average El Nino during the last ice age may have packed more punch than today's.
Wildland fires are taking tons of carbon out of storage and feeding it into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, a primary greenhouse gas. New computer modeling studies of the 2002 Colorado wildfires suggest local fires have a global influence on the carbon budget.
Researchers at NCAR and other institutions have pinpointed the locations of high concentrations of air pollutants around the world by combining data from four satellite imaging systems.
If someone you love loves nasty weather or worries about our changing climate, your shopping list should include one of these books. Three provide ideas for grappling with some of the major environmental challenges of our time. The fourth is for folks interested in where to find the best and worst weather in the world.
An online library of Earth-system science resources could help upgrade science education for deaf students and keep them interested, says Jennifer Mangan, a researcher involved with the project. The Digital Library for Earth System Education (www.dlese.org) fits the unique educational needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing students because of its visual, conceptual, and interactive nature.
By the end of August, six million acres of mostly forest--an area roughly the size of New Hampshire--had been consumed by flames across the United States. Scientists and policy makers are taking a fresh look at how drought, weather, and wildfire interact and how society can plan for wildfire more effectively.
Over the next decade, forecasts of spectacular northern lights and other solar-generated events will become as commonplace as today's thunderstorm predictions, say scientists meeting this week in Boston to plan the first five years of accelerated space weather research.
A revolutionary, globe-spanning satellite network called COSMIC will furnish round-the-clock weather data, monitor climate change, and improve space weather forecasts by intercepting signals from the Global Positioning System (GPS).
A weather prediction system tailored to the challenges of forecasting in the Antarctic is aiding the final rescue of scientists and crew from the Magdalena Oldendorff, trapped in ice near Antarctica since mid-June. The forecasting system is a collaboration between the National Center for Atmospheric Research and Ohio State University.
Capping two years of research, a nationwide group of over 100 scientists has created a powerful new computer model of the Earth's climate. The model surpasses previous efforts by successfully incorporating the impact of such variables as ocean currents and changes in land-surface temperatures.
Summer thunderstorms are difficult to predict. They pop up quickly and disappear within a few short hours. Now scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research have discovered a systematic pattern of rainfall across the continent, day after day, that should make the rainiest summer thunderstorms more predictable.
Researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research are leaders in a national collaboration to build a software framework that will take computer modeling of the Earth's weather and climate to the next level. The framework signals a new era of cooperation among nine of the nation's top modeling centers.
Chasing a target that's not only moving but invisible, over 100 researchers will profile the water vapor that feeds heavy rain and thunderstorms across Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas as part of the large, complex International H20 Project.
One of the largest weather-related studies in U.S. history will track the nearly invisible swaths of moisture that fuel heavy rain across the southern Great Plains from Texas to Kansas. Led by scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the study will take place May 13 to June 25.
Airlines now have a new tool for avoiding in-flight icing, which can threaten smaller commuter planes and delay larger commercial aircraft as they land or take off. Researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research developed the online display, which offers high-precision maps and plots, updated hourly.
This tip sheet from the National Center for Atmospheric Research lists experts who can comment on the current drought and place it in global or historical perspective. Also included are answers to key drought questions and an annotated list of Web sites.
Researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research examine forecasting from multiple angles in two new books. One spells out the societal lessons learned from the 1997-98 El Nino by planners around the world; the other shows how improved weather and climate forecasting will emerge from a new microsatellite program.
A new study by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research has found that cotton yields are likely to increase in the southeastern United States if carbon dioxide levels continue to rise as projected this century and if farmers adapt their agricultural practices to the resulting climate change.
The launch of a new research satellite December 7 is expected to provide scientists with an unprecedented view of the mysterious upper regions of the earth's atmosphere. Improved knowledge of the region could bolster communications networks, ensure that satellites stay on course, and provide scientists with greater insight into human influences on the atmosphere.
Atmospheric scientists will soon have access to powerful new computational, storage, and communications technologies provided by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The new IBM SP supercomputer and latest-generation technologies, code-named Blue Sky, will advance U.S. climate and weather research.
Earth's land-based ecosystems absorbed all of the carbon released by deforestation plus another 1.4 billion tons emitted by fossil fuel burning in the 1990s, but we can't rely on this uptake to head off global warming in the future, according to a NCAR's lead author.
Politics, more than climate, influences the federal costs of flood disasters. Researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the University of Colorado found a 46% increase in disaster declarations during presidential reelection years, independent of the amount of precipitation or flood damage and the president's political party.
Autumn leaves that light up hillsides in bold strokes of gold and other colors also appear to play a role in regional air quality and climate. Scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research are measuring chemicals emitted as leaves change color and fall to the ground at a research site in northern Michigan.
The Department of Energy awarded $2.5M to the Net100 Project, a multi-institutional effort to improve end-to-end performance on high-speed networks. Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and Lawrence Berkeley and Oak Ridge national laboratories are Net 100 partners.
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