1. Researchers prepare radiosonde for launch

    Snow gaze

    The giant comma-shaped storm systems that traverse the Midwest from fall through spring carry more than a few secrets. Radar, lidar, and profiler beams are now slicing through those storms, hunting for small-scale features that normally go unobserved.

    • Weather

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  2. UCAR Magazine

    Looking within the min

    If the last few years have seen a so-called quiet Sun, its silence has spoken volumes. Researchers have taken advantage of a raft of new sensors and a special observing campaign to learn much about what happens when the sun temporarily powers down.

    • Sun + Space Weather

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  3. Extent of snow cover on 14 January

    Putting the U.S. cold snap in context

    Even if the onslaught paled next to great winter outbreaks of the past, it was impressively persistent across some influential areas, including southeast England and the U.S. mid-Atlantic.

    • Climate

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