A team of scientists is launching a series of research flights this month over the remote Southern Ocean in an effort to better understand just how much carbon dioxide the icy waters are able to lock away. The ORCAS field campaign—led by the National Center for...
NCAR Develops Method to Predict Sea Ice Changes Years in Advance
December 11, 2015 — BOULDER – Climate scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) present evidence in a new study that they can predict whether the Arctic sea ice that forms in the winter will grow, shrink, or hold its own over the next...
Picturing the Forecast: National Weather Service Graphics Developed with NCAR Research
BOULDER – New online graphics being rolled out this summer by the National Weather Service (NWS) are based on research by a team of risk communication experts at the National Center for Atmospheric Research(NCAR) who focused on how to better convey forecast...
New Book from Esri Shows How GIS Supports Weather, Climate Research
Redlands, Calif., Feb. 12, 2015—Weather mapping goes beyond what's broadcast on the evening news. The new book Mapping and Modeling Weather and Climate with GIS, from Esri Press, describes how geographic information system (GIS) technology can be coupled with...
