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
Flash droughts have been extensively studied in various regions, but tropical environments, especially the Caribbean, have been overlooked. This is significant because these areas typically experience frequent, almost daily rainfall, making them highly susceptible to sudden and severe drying.
Understanding the intricate web of interactions between Earth’s surface properties, particularly moisture content, and the atmosphere during summer is vital for applications like weather forecasting and addressing climate change
The interagency US CLIVAR Air-Sea Transition Zone Study Group supported by CVP and MAPP developed a strategy to improve air-sea interaction observations and modeling capabilities across multiple Earth and climate science disciplines.
Doctoral students supported by the Western Water Assessment (WWA), a NOAA CAP/RISA team, and CPO’s Modeling, Analysis, Predictions, and Projections (MAPP) program will present on the importance of snow for water supply forecasting.
Understanding the rainfall variability over South Africa is of great interest, as Cape Town was one of the first major cities in the world to nearly run out of water in 2018 and is home to a significant population dependent on rain-fed agriculture.
Dr. Paul Miller, a member of the MAPP Drought Task Force, was awarded the Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award for his research on understanding the mechanisms leading to early warning of meteorological and hydrological drought in the U.S. Caribbean. He is a co-investigator on a project led by Dr. Thomas Mote from the …
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The CVP and MAPP Programs hosted an informational webinar on their FY24 Competitions in support of NOAA’s Climate Ecosystems Fisheries Initiative (CEFI). The webinar included a discussion of the ongoing research and priority areas from the perspective of NOAA Research scientists, along with a Q&A Section.
CPO is seeking applications for six individual competitions in FY24. Several of these competitions are relevant to the suite of urgent climate-driven societal challenges and risks faced by our Nation that CPO aims to address. Approximately $9 million will be available for approximately 90 new awards pending budget appropriations.
Two months after MAPP’s Marine Ecosystem Task Force published a comment in Nature calling for clearer definitions of marine heatwaves, a newly published article in Frontiers assesses marine heat waves in the Mediterranean Sea and questions the usefulness of fixed or moving baselines.
