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UCAR named a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate
The affiliation establishes a long-term collaboration between UCAR's science education center and the Smithsonian.
- Education + Outreach
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What's behind urban heat islands?
Researchers are using specialized modeling techniques have learned how turbulence keeps the countryside cooler than urban areas on summer days.
- Climate
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Not just rain: thunderstorms also pour down ozone
Scientists find unequivocal evidence that thunderstorms move ozone from the stratosphere down toward Earth's surface, affecting air quality and climate.
- Climate,
- Air Quality
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Tropical forests have large appetite for carbon dioxide
A new study led by NASA and NCAR shows that tropical forests may be absorbing far more human-emitted carbon dioxide than many scientists thought.
- Climate
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Coral reveals long-term link between Pacific winds, global climate
A piece of coral in a University of Arizona lab has revealed a link between Pacific trade winds and shifts in 20th century climate.
- Climate