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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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Wind turbines that can withstand hurricanes
More research is needed to strengthen the resilience of next-generation offshore wind turbines against extreme weather conditions.
- Weather
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Fire speed, not size, drives threat to people, infrastructure
Fast-growing fires were responsible for nearly 90% of fire-related damages despite being relatively rare in the United States between 2001-2020, according to a new study that was led by CU Boulder and involved NSF NCAR.
- Weather
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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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NSF NCAR project will use AI models to predict storm evolution
A project co-led by NSF NCAR that will use artificial intelligence models to predict storm evolution has received funding through NSF's Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG) program.
- Weather