Tag: Observing
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Monitoring African copper and cobalt mining emissions from space
Emissions associated with mining operations in Africa’s Copperbelt can be quantified from space, according to new research. Mining for copper and cobalt in Africa has rapidly increased, the latter in response to growing global demand for electric vehicles, laptops, smartphones, and other devices that rely on lithium-ion batteries, the vast majority of which contain cobalt.
- Air Quality
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Scientists gain powerful tool to scrutinize changing U.S. weather patterns
An extraordinary new dataset of high-resolution weather simulations that span more than four decades over the continental United States is now available to the Earth system science community.
- Climate,
- Weather
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NASA funds NCAR solar mission
An NCAR-led project, CMEx, will attempt to understand the magnetic nature of solar eruptions and identify the magnetic sources of the solar wind.
- Sun + Space Weather
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How much snow disappears into thin air?
The Sublimation of Snow field project will eventually help water resource managers to better quantify critical water resources stored in mountain snowpacks.
- Water
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NCAR’s next-gen airborne radar will have unmatched ability to peer deep inside storms
A next-generation airborne radar designed by NCAR that could revolutionize our ability to observe, understand, and ultimately predict high-impact weather events has received $91.8 million in funding from NSF.
- Weather