Tag: Modeling
  1. Satellite view of atmospheric river hitting the West Coast.

    Looking to the Pacific, scientists improve forecasts of atmospheric rivers

    Using advanced observing techniques, scientists are improving predictions of powerful atmospheric rivers.

    • Weather

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  2. Fine-scale model of hurricane winds upon landfall.

    Capturing the turbulence of landfalling hurricane winds

    Scientists are successfully producing very fine-scale simulations of the turbulent winds of landfalling hurricanes.

    • Weather

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  3. a visualization of solar polar vortices

    Swirling polar vortices likely exist on the Sun, new research finds

    Like the Earth, the Sun likely has swirling polar vortices, according to new research led by the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR). But unlike on Earth, the formation and evolution of these vortices are driven by magnetic fields.

    • Sun + Space Weather

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  4. NSF NCAR receives major grant to improve climate projections

    The grant will enable NSF NCAR to run multiple computer model simulations, providing decision makers with information about key climate variables 20 years and beyond into the future.

    • Climate

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  5. Permafrost thawing will lead to more intense northern wildfires

    The warming climate will accelerate permafrost thawing and lead to an intensification of wildfires in regions of northern Canada and Siberia.

    • Climate

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