Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

General News

Researchers call for greater consideration of the human impacts on water stress in Nature commentary

General News / By

Researchers from OAR and the University of California system, including Amir AghaKouchak, David Feldman, and Travis Huxman (University of California, Irvine) as well as Martin Hoerling (NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory) and Jay Lund (University of California, Davis), recently published an essay in Nature discussing the future implications for California and other regions with growing populations and industries of the growing demand humans are placing on water.

Researchers call for greater consideration of the human impacts on water stress in Nature commentary Read More »

Advancing Atmospheric Chemistry Through the Use of Satellite Observations from the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS)

AC4 News, Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle and Climate (AC4), General News / By

CPO’s Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle, & Climate (AC4) program has published a workshop report titled “Advancing Atmospheric Chemistry Through the Use of Satellite Observations from the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS).”

Advancing Atmospheric Chemistry Through the Use of Satellite Observations from the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) Read More »

Seasonal variations in the aragonite saturation state in the upper open-ocean waters of the North Pacific Ocean

COM News, General News / By

A paper supported by CPO’s Climate Observation Division (COD) was published in Geophysical Research Letters. The paper–Seasonal variations in the aragonite saturation state in the upper open-ocean waters of the North Pacific Ocean–was published online on June 16, 2015.

Seasonal variations in the aragonite saturation state in the upper open-ocean waters of the North Pacific Ocean Read More »

Workshop on the Development of Climate Information Systems for Heat Health Early Warning: Assessing Knowledge, Needs, and the Path Forward

CEE News, General News, NIDIS News / By

NOAA’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Weather Service (NWS), and National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) co-led a Workshop on the Development of Climate Information Systems for Heat Health Early Warning: Assessing Knowledge, Needs, and the Path Forward, in Chicago from July 28-30.

Workshop on the Development of Climate Information Systems for Heat Health Early Warning: Assessing Knowledge, Needs, and the Path Forward Read More »

DYNAMO campaign aircraft observations improve understanding of MJO

Climate.gov RSS, CVP News, ESSM News, General News / By

Research supported by NOAA CPO’s Climate Variability and Predictability (CVP) program highlighting improved understanding of Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) resulting from DYNAMO campaign aircraft observations has been accepted for publication in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

DYNAMO campaign aircraft observations improve understanding of MJO Read More »

CPO-supported publication highlights the importance of interdisciplinary research for improving regional models of relative sea level change

Climate.gov RSS, General News / By

New research synthesis supported by NOAA’s Climate Program Office has been published in Current Climate Change Reports. The paper by Kopp et al., “Geographic Variability of Sea-Level Change” summarizes the myriad components and processes of the earth system – both geological and climatological – that contribute to regional relative sea level.

CPO-supported publication highlights the importance of interdisciplinary research for improving regional models of relative sea level change Read More »

Facilitating the Use of Drought Early Warning Information through Interactions with Agricultural Stakeholders

Climate.gov RSS, General News, NIDIS News, SARP News / By

Work on flash drought early warning systems funded by the Climate Program Office’s Sectoral Applications Research Program (SARP) appeared in the July issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

Facilitating the Use of Drought Early Warning Information through Interactions with Agricultural Stakeholders Read More »

Summer Oscillations in Tropical Thunderstorm Activity: Potential Sources of Predictability

General News, General Site News and Events, MAPP News / By

 A new Climate Program Office-sponsored study published in the journal Climate Dynamics and led by Drs. Sun-Seon Leon and Bin Wang from the University of Hawaii has identified the characteristic wind and cloud variations associated with the two main areas of thunderstorm activity over the Indian Ocean and West Pacific that make up the BSISO.

Summer Oscillations in Tropical Thunderstorm Activity: Potential Sources of Predictability Read More »

Scroll to Top