1. NWSC groundbreaking

    Breaking ground on a groundbreaking center

    More than 100 people assembled on the outskirts of Cheyenne, Wyoming, on 15 June for the official kickoff of construction on the NCAR–Wyoming Supercomputing Center.

    • Supercomputing

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  2. hole-punch cloud

    Mysterious clouds produced when aircraft inadvertently cause rain or snow

    Turboprop and jet aircraft can create hole-punch clouds, which have long fascinated the public.

    • Weather

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  3. Andy Heymsfield

    The hole story

    They’ve been called “crop circles in the sky.” Across the world, sightings of oddly circular holes within cloud layers—dubbed hole-punch clouds by scientists—have triggered bemusement and speculation.

    • Weather

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  4. Hand holding key

    Open access 101

    New, more interactive and versatile uses of the Web are beginning to enable profound changes in the entire life cycle of scientific publications. Among these developments, one that is currently looming large in many scientists’ minds is open access.

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  5. NCAR Mauna Loa Solar Observatory

    Blue skies—and more data

    NCAR’s Coronal Multichannel Polarimeter (CoMP) found a new home early this year on Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, a high-elevation paradise for astronomical observers.

    • Sun + Space Weather

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