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
A new study investigates the role of land breeze and gravity waves in nighttime rainfall migration off the west coast of Sumatra, with a specific focus on the properties (frequency, speed, intraseasonal and seasonal variations) of this offshore rainfall.
Land Breeze Leads to Nighttime Rainfall Events Off the West Coast of Sumatra Read More »
NOAA buoy observations collectively enabled a systemic synoptic-scale analysis of a 39-year record of atmospheric rivers, offering a unique view of coastal air-sea processes at the time of atmospheric river landfall.
Research Highlights Role of Coastal Ocean in Influencing Atmospheric River Intensity Read More »
Emissions of a Banned Ozone-depleting Gas are Back on the Decline Read More »
The NOAA Climate and Global Change (C&GC) Postdoc Fellowship Program helps create and train the future leading researchers needed for climate studies, to serve the nation and support NOAA’s mission. Gavin Schmidt, G&GC Class 6 and Director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, will serve in the role in an acting capacity until a permanent appointment is made.
Former NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoc Named NASA’s First Senior Climate Adviser Read More »
New research uses reanalysis datasets (including one from NOAA) to show how the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) exhibits 12- to 20-year periods around peak intensity and theorizes on the physical mechanisms responsible.
New Study Reveals Interdecadal Intensity Peaks in the Madden–Julian Oscillation Read More »
Using data sampled from wildfires across the US in the 2018 Western Wildfire Experiment for Cloud Chemistry, Aerosol Absorption, and Nitrogen (WE-CAN) campaign, this study is the first to quantify ice nucleating particles within wildfire smoke plumes in the free troposphere.
Quantifying Ice Nucleating Particles in Western Wildfire Smoke Plumes Read More »
Researchers from the University of Central Florida and the University of South Florida recently published a study that shows how incorporating decade-long variations in extreme sea level (ESL) events, such as storm surge, in coastal flooding risk assessments can dramatically increase the severity of expected flooding and the associated economic losses.
Coastal Flood Risks Amplified by Extreme Sea Level Variability Read More »
A team of researchers from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information introduce a new, spatially complete edition of NOAA’s Global Surface Temperature dataset, work which was partially supported by CPO’s Climate Observations and Monitoring (COM) program.
Introducing a New Edition of NOAA’s Global Surface Temperature Dataset Read More »
Principal Investigators (PIs) funded by project awards granted by the CPO Earth System Science and Modeling (ESSM) Division’s programs came out in force for the 101st American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting. Over 60 PIs chaired and/or presented for at least one AMS session.
A paper about increasing tropical cyclone intensity, published earlier this year and funded by a Climate Observations and Monitoring (COM) project award, is ranked as #3 of Climate Papers Most Featured in the Media in 2020.