Researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) have developed an innovative tool for reliable, year-round testing to evaluate the performance of aircraft deicing fluids in snow conditions.

Members of the public are invited to attend a hailstorm field day that will kick-off the In-situ Collaborative Experiment for the Collection of Hail In the Plains (ICECHIP). ICECHIP is the first U.S. hail-focused field campaign in over 40 years. For six weeks, researchers will chase hailstorms in order to collect data that will be instrumental in advancing hail detection, improving forecast models and strengthening public warning systems.

New AI modeling platform aims to make it easier to use AI to address science questions at the frontiers of weather research and to allow more researchers to contribute back to expanding the capabilities of AI weather modeling.

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

In order to make communities less vulnerable, structures must be built with extreme weather events in mind. Researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) are collaborating with SUNY Polytechnic Institute to do just that by updating structural design standards on icing conditions.