Tag: Observing
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NSF NCAR provides critical guidance to U.S. military planners
NSF NCAR scientists have developed a suite of high-technology tools that give military leaders vital intelligence about weather and climate conditions.
- Weather
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Instrumentation dream team
Scientists at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) are proposing a sensor network called the LOwer Troposphere Observing System (LOTOS). LOTOS aims to improve observations of the troposphere, the lowest region of Earth's atmosphere, by simultaneously sampling the atmosphere horizontally and vertically.
- Data
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50 years of falling
Over the last half century, the NSF NCAR Dropsonde Program has remained the leader in developing dropsonde technology.
- Climate,
- Weather
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Scientists make gains in mystery of missing snow
The SOS field project has yielded clues about the sublimation of snow in a mountain environment.
- Water
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Total eclipse: celestial wonder and scientific opportunity
As the April 8, 2024 total eclipse approaches, scientists and staff with the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) are preparing a variety of experiments and outreach projects to further our knowledge of the Sun and engage various communities in observing and understanding this extraordinary and rare event.
- Sun + Space Weather