Tag: Modeling
  1. Bouza, Niger

    Big data project explores predictability of climate conditions years in advance

    As scientists work to forecast climate patterns from years to as much as a decade in advance, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has created a vast new set of computer simulations to help identify the types of events that are most predictable.

    • Climate,
    • Data

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  2. Hurricane Florence as captured by a camera on the International Space Station

    Attributing the impact of climate change on Florence in near real time

    Days before Hurricane Florence collided with the Carolinas, battering them with catastrophic rains and strong winds, scientists were already working to quantify if climate change may have contributed to the storm's characteristics.

    • Climate,
    • Weather

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  3. A green roof on Chicago's city hall

    Beating the heat in Chicago

    With cities facing more extreme heat waves, scientists used NCAR-based WRF-Urban model to study which Chicago neighborhoods would benefit most from green roofs

    • Climate,
    • Weather

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  4. Image of Arctic ice simulated by CESM2

    NCAR-based climate model gets a significant upgrade

    CESM2 will allow exploration of an impressive breadth of scientific questions.

    • Climate

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  5. Hurricane Ike

    Hurricanes: A bit stronger, a bit slower, and a lot wetter in a warmer climate

    A new analysis compares 22 recent hurricanes with their likely future selves at the end of this century.

    • Climate,
    • Weather

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