1. Climate and tropical forests: photo of tropical rainforest

    How will climate change affect tropical forests?

    NCAR is taking part in a major international project to study how climate change will affect tropical rainforests around the world.

    • Climate

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  2. Forecasting air quality: photo of Los Angeles in summer smog

    A heads up on air quality

    NCAR and its research partners have received a $1.3 million NASA grant to develop the capability for detailed 48-hour forecasts of ground-level ozone and fine particulate matter.

    • Air Quality

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  3. Impacts of atmospheric waves: Photo of EISCAT Svalbard incoherent scatter radar

    Uncovering the impacts of atmospheric waves

    A range of observing and modeling tools is helping researchers at NCAR and elsewhere discern previously unmapped links between weather events in various layers of the atmosphere, with implications for aviation, GPS, and other technology society relies on.

    • Sun + Space Weather

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  4. The powerful HIAPER Cloud Radar, mounted in the white pod, flies over a major Nor'easter

    Nor’easter on the radar

    Scientists flew the new HIAPER Cloud Radar above a major northeast snowstorm, obtaining critical data on its structure and dynamics.

    • Weather

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  5. Air quality in WINTER: Map highlighting research areas for WINTER field campaign

    Cold facts of air pollution

    A major field project in the Eastern United States, supported by NCAR, seeks to better understand air pollution during winter.

    • Air Quality

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