Summertime Atmospheric Processes Play a Role in Arctic Ocean Warming
New research finds that internal atmospheric variability plays a role alongside anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the warming of the upper Arctic Ocean over the last forty years.
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Understanding the MJO in a Future Warmer Climate
A research team funded in part by CPO’s MAPP and CVP Programs investigate the effect of global warming on the MJO.
Warming of Landfalling West Coast Atmospheric Rivers
Atmospheric rivers are responsible for transporting moisture thousands of miles and providing up to 50% of West Coast precipitation in certain locations. The temperatures of storm systems supplied with water by ARs play a vital role in determining the impacts of an AR event.
CarbonTracker 2013 released
CarbonTracker, an effort partially funded by the Climate Program Office, has released its latest version – CT2013.
Equatorial cooling in Pacific offset regional rises in temperature, finds CPO-funded research
Global mean temperatures have been flat for 15 years despite an increase of heat-trapping greenhouse gases and new research by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography found that cooling in the eastern Pacific Ocean is behind the recent hiatus in global warming.
CPO-Funded Scientist Helps Update USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Gardeners and landscapers may want to rethink their fall tree plantings this year. The U.S. Department Agriculture has released an updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map, which indicates which trees and perennials can survive the winter in a given region.