1. UCAR Magazine

    Wet, cool, and wild: The winter of 2009–2010

    The downpours of March suggest that the most noteworthy aspect of the Northeast’s winter was the intense precipitation rather than unusually cold air.

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  2. Simulating seasonal snowfall over Colorado

    A new study has verified that the Weather Research and Forecasting model can depict seasonal snowfall in Colorado with a high degree of accuracy.

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  3. wildfire map

    Prescribed burns may help reduce U.S. carbon footprint

    A new study finds that prescribed burns may release substantially less carbon dioxide than wildfires of the same size.

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  4. The hydrologic link between land use changes and climate

    A new study led by NCAR scientist Peter Lawrence has found that impacts to Earth's hydrological cycle are the most important driving force in how land use changes affect climate.

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  5. 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.

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