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Scientists link recent California droughts and floods to distinctive atmospheric waves
The crippling wintertime droughts that struck California from 2013 to 2015, as well as this year's unusually wet California winter, appear to be associated with the same phenomenon: a distinctive wave pattern that emerges in the upper atmosphere and circles the globe.
- Climate,
- Weather
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New estimate of ocean heat finds more warming
The oceans may be storing 13 percent more heat than previously estimated, according to a new study co-authored by scientists at NCAR.
- Climate
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UCAR staff add climate storybook to Elementary GLOBE's line-up
School children go to Greenland and the Maldives to study climate in the latest addition to this illustrated series.
- Education + Outreach,
- Climate,
- Air Quality
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Slower snowmelt in a warming world
As the world warms, mountain snowpack will not only melt earlier, it will also melt more slowly, according to a new study by NCAR scientists.
- Climate
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High-resolution regional modeling (no supercomputer needed)
The Intermediate Complexity Atmospheric Research Model (ICAR) gives researchers increased accuracy using only a tiny fraction of the computing resources.
- Climate,
- Weather