1. Radar research: Doppler on Wheels radar unit scans a severe thunderstorm

    Getting the most from research radar

    They’ve been carried by truck into supercell thunderstorms, flown on aircraft into hurricanes, and sliced and diced the atmosphere in myriad ways. Where are research radars headed next, and where will they take science and society?

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  2. Hurricane Forecasting: Satellite image of Tropical Storm Gaston

    Proper alignment may be key to hurricanes

    As a step toward meeting the goal of providing earlier warnings, NCAR scientists and their colleagues are examining what enables poorly organized clusters of thunderstorms to develop into tropical storms and hurricanes.

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  3. Eye-like feature within stratocumulus in coastal eddy off southern California coast

    The eyes of winter

    Satellite images have revealed at least three dramatic eye-like features not far off the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific coasts over the last several weeks. While these can look startlingly like the eyes of hurricanes, they’re not quite the same thing.

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  4. Solar energy forecasts: Solar panels arrayed in rows at Shelby Farms solar farm

    Solar energy to get boost from cutting-edge forecasts

    NCAR is spearheading a nationwide project to create unprecedented 36-hour forecasts of incoming energy from the Sun for solar energy power plants.

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  5. Connecting agriculture & climate: Agricultural engineer Kenneth Sudduth examines samples of grain collected by a combine

    Agriculture and climate: Connecting the science

    Farmers and other stakeholders are hungry for guidance on how crops may fare as the nation’s climate evolves over the coming decades. This year’s National Climate Assessment includes new findings on agriculture and climate change that draw from collaborations between NCAR and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

    • Climate

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