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 MAPP funded study looks at the difference between sea surface and sea bottom marine heatwaves.
North American Marine Heatwaves: How Do Sea Surface and Sea Floor Heat Waves Compare? Read More »
New model diagnostics promise to help improve models and predictions of U.S. seasonal to multi-year climate.
New El Niño model analysis advances key source of prediction skill Read More »
New model diagnostics promise to help improve models and predictions of U.S. seasonal to multi-year climate.
New El Niño model analysis advances key source of prediction skill Read More »
Scientists at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) have shown that the Global Meridional Overturning Circulation (GMOC), commonly known as the global ocean conveyor belt, has changed significantly in the Southern Ocean since the mid-1970s.
US CLIVAR’s Scientific Steering Committee meets to review progress, priorities, and examine the evolving climate science landscape.
Sea level rise (SLR) is a major consequence of climate change. The densely populated U.S. East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico coast are vulnerable to SLR and extreme events. In the past six years, for example, major hurricanes and associated storm surges have caused significant and catastrophic coastal flooding and socioeconomic damages.
Global warming of surface air temperature is largely due to increases in greenhouse gases, which lead to increased radiative heat fluxes toward Earth’s surface. While changes in radiative heat fluxes are known to contribute to surface warming, changes to ocean circulation can also impact the rate of surface warming. Previous studies suggest that projected changes
How Can Changes in Wind-Driven Ocean Circulation Affect Global Warming? Read More »
A recent study with contributions from both COM- and MAPP- supported researchers improves the representation of tropical cyclone formation and longer term projection in global climate models.
MERT aims to provide climate research and information to reinforce and expand the application of climate science in National Marine Sanctuaries activities, and ultimately improve long-term planning and management of the Sanctuaries System in support of NOAA’s Stewardship mission.
A new CVP- and MAPP- supported study published in Science Advances provides a new understanding of how tropical storm systems can be represented in climate models.
Demonstrating the Importance of Tropical Storms in a Changing Climate Read More »