New CVP Webinar Series Will Highlight Results from Recent Tropical Pacific Research
The webinar series runs from September 22 to November 10, and will highlight recent results from CVP-funded research projects.
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Enhanced ocean boundary later observations on NDBC TAO moorings
An important pilot study will provide data for improving observations in the Tropical Pacific.
XBT Science: assessment of instrumental biases and errors
A new study funded by CPO’s Climate Observation Division was recently published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. The study by Cheng et al.examines in-depth studies and offers recommendations for correcting biases in expendable bathythermograph (XBT) data.
Projections of tropical cyclones and rainfall in the African Sahel could be improved with better understanding and representation of African easterly waves in models
Accurately simulating AEWs is critical to predicting Atlantic tropical cyclones and hurricanes, but new research supported by the Climate Variability and Predictability program, and accepted for publication in the Journal of Climate, demonstrates several shortcomings in CMIP5 models preventing accurate representation of AEWs.
Progress in observing and predicting ENSO
In January 2014, NOAA and the Japanese Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), in collaboration with the Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC), convened a review of the Tropical Pacific Observing System (TPOS) through a workshop and associated white papers.
Observational evidence for interhemispheric hydroxyl parity
New research titled: “Observational evidence for interhemispheric hydorxyl parity,” appeared in the Sept. 11 issue of Nature. The research, which is about the abundance of the hydroxyl radical on hemispheric scales, is partially funded by CPO’s AC-4 program.
CLIMAS RISA helps produce first ever Hopi Quarterly Drought Status Report
In partnership with the Hopi Department of Natural Resources, Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) – a RISA program – has helped generate the first ever Hopi Quarterly Drought Status report.
Contribution of sea surface carbon pool to organic matter enrichment in sea spray aerosol
Research funded by CPO’s Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle, and Climate (AC4) program was published in Nature Geosciences. The article assesses the relationship between the organic carbon content of sea water and freshly emitted sea spray aerosol in the North Atlantic as well as the coastal waters of California.
NOAA sponsors workshop to develop plans for an improved Ocean Observing system for the Tropical Pacific
NOAA sponsored the Tropical Pacific Observing System-2020 (or TPOS-2020) workshop Jan. 27-30 at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. CPO’s David Legler and Sidney Thurston joined more than 60 international scientists in discussions of the future observing needs and strategies for this important region of the world.