Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
Climate Observations and Monitoring (COM)-supported research provides evidence to reconcile a long-standing debate on identifying the mechanisms underlying the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability.
Researchers supported in part by CPO’s Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle, & Climate (AC4) program have collected new aerosol data at two coastal sites on the North Slope of Alaska. Their work, combined with past data from NOAA, reveals that sulfur aerosol concentrations continue to increase at more than 2% per year.
Marine Sulfur Aerosols Increase in the Alaskan Arctic Read More »
Severe droughts are one of the costliest natural disasters in the United States, but the current level of skill in forecasting drought onset, development, and demise is limited.
Drought Prediction Sensitivity to Land Surface Conditions Read More »
Two new studies supported by the Climate Variability & Predictability (CVP) program offer data-driven insights into the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), the dominant mode of tropical intraseasonal variability.
Two Studies Illustrate Data-driven Understanding of Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) Read More »
Threatened resources include high-value coastal infrastructure and the millions of dollars that ocean ecosystems add to Guam’s economy annually, according to the report.
New Report: Guam Faces More Heat, Stronger Storms, Water Shortages from Climate Change Read More »
The future of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, is the subject of a new book published by the American Geophysical Union.
How Will Climate Change Impact El Niño and La Niña? Read More »
Published as a NOAA Technical Report, this white paper identifies the NOAA mission requirements, stakeholder mandates, and seven science and operational application areas that will benefit from geostationary satellite instruments providing atmospheric composition products.
Research supported by the Climate Variability & Predictability (CVP) program challenges long-standing beliefs on what led to the development of the 1970s Great Salinity Anomaly and resulting shutdown of the Labrador Sea deep convection.
Revisiting the Great Salinity Anomaly of the 1970s Read More »
Climate Variability & Predictability (CVP)-funded researchers find that a common Southern Ocean bias in CMIP5 climate models is due to errors in the simulated ocean circulation.
Subantarctic Stratification in Climate Models Controlled by Ocean Circulation Read More »
Better prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) can lead to better prediction in related meteorological variables, such as precipitation. However, the relationship between MJO skill and the predictive potential for meteorological variables is complex, as this Climate Variability & Predictability (CVP)-supported study shows.