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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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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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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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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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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