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 hydroclimate study supported by MAPP and NIDIS finds climate change isn’t producing the expected increase in atmospheric moisture over dry regions, raising concerns about widely used climate models and their links to challenges like drought and wildfire.
Hydroclimate Models Questioned: Study Reveals Surprising Moisture Trends in Dry Regions Read More »
Rachel McCrary, a project scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), has been awarded funding for their climate projections project.
Jorge García Franco, a Research Scientist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory – Columbia University, has been awarded funding for their climate projections project, “Understanding future projections of tropical cyclone landfall and precipitation.”
Understanding future projections of tropical cyclone landfall and precipitation Read More »
A new MAPP-supported study evaluates methods to reduce bias in models of the highly productive and biodiverse California Current System, revealing essential steps to accurately predict ecosystem-relevant ocean conditions.
Refining Forecasts of the California Current System Read More »
A New MAPP-funded study adapts existing ocean management tools from estimating present conditions to a capability of forecasting marine ecology up to a year in advance to help develop proactive management strategies.
MAPP-supported research is featured in a new NOAA Fisheries story detailing the increasing accuracy of marine forecasts.
NOAA Fisheries and MAPP Researchers Examine Impacts of Enhanced Marine Forecasting Read More »
A new MAPP-funded study uncovers complex interactions between solar radiation and the topography of the Tibetan Plateau, demonstrating these relationships are crucial for accuracy in Earth System Models.
Inflation Reduction Act will support NOAA, partner research to advance long-range projections of tropical storms, heat waves, ocean changes
NCCOS Competitive Research Program (CRP) Regional Ecosystem Research Program and partners, including MAPP, are announcing $4.2M in funding for multi-stressor research.
A new study explores the paradox of cooling summer daytime temperatures in the central United States amid rising temperatures in the Western and Eastern United States since the mid-twentieth century.
Why Has the Summertime Central U.S. Warming Hole Not Disappeared? Read More »