1. Hurricanes development: satellite image of Tropical Storm Karl in 2010

    A cool setting for hurricane births

    Research may shed light on why some clusters of thunderstorms spin up into tropical storms while others dissipate.

    • Weather

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  2. 4-panel image compares radar and computer model data

    NCAR "STEPs" up rain, flood research

    Scientists are running several computer models simultaneously to provide more accurate short-term forecasts of heavy rainfall, flash floods.

    • Data,
    • Weather

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  3. 1,000 years of the North Atlantic Oscillation: Map shows NAO conditions in negative phase

    Revealing Europe's winter weather history

    The research could move scientists closer toward projecting weather patterns in Europe months to years in advance.

    • Climate,
    • Weather

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  4. New NWS forecast graphics, shown here, draw on NCAR research.

    Picturing the forecast: National Weather Service graphics developed with NCAR research

    Introduced by the NWS this summer, the graphics draw on research by a team of risk communication experts at NCAR.

    • Weather

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  5. Map showing NCAR ensemble forecast with results from 10 members

    Storm-proven forecasting gets yearlong trial

    NCAR scientists are generating daily, high-resolution ensemble forecasts for the continental U.S. and making them available online.

    • Supercomputing,
    • Weather

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