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December 17, 2021
Blasts from the Past: Model simulation study of historical storms helps modernize dam safety rules and flood risk estimates
October 20, 2021
Making a SPLASH: Researchers climb mountains to improve weather and water forecasting tools
October 8, 2021
Study takes in-depth look at decade-long variations in the tropical Pacific that influence global climate
September 22, 2021
Collection of papers on ATOMIC campaign represents breakthrough in execution of major field programs and new approach to data archiving
September 17, 2021
Investigating the predictability of soil moisture in northern California
September 2, 2021
Identifying preconditions to help accurately forecast extreme winter precipitation over the U.S.
August 13, 2021
New research challenges long-held belief about kinetic energy spectrum in the troposphere
July 19, 2021
New methodology introduces land model uncertainty into NOAA's global numerical weather prediction ensemble system
June 25, 2021
Study suggests improved tropical forecasts can lead to more accurate 2-4 week U.S. predictions
June 17, 2021
Roger Pulwarty contributes to UN Special Report on Drought
June 8, 2021
Examining how two key processes affected by a changing climate could impact coastal upwelling and ecosystems off the West Coast
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May 19, 2021
Study suggests that tall mountain ranges may not always act as natural barriers against pollutant transport
May 5, 2021
WSRA instrument provides forecasters with real-time ocean wave topography and other data while flying into hurricanes
April 14, 2021
Tom Statz receives NOAA Silver Sherman Award
April 5, 2021
Investigating diverse extreme daily precipitation trends over the eastern and western U.S.
March 25, 2021
Improving Forecasts of Compound Flooding Events in the San Francisco Bay Area
March 23, 2021
Study finds that “mountain waves” have a crucial impact on wind power generation
February 23, 2021
Study suggests western U.S. could see more extreme precipitation events, less seasonal snowpack, and a shorter wet season in the future
February 2, 2021
De-Icing the Icing Problem: Experiment provides information to help improve observations in cold climates
January 15, 2021
New method to better-represent cloud organization in the tropics may help improve forecasts
January 7, 2021
20th Century Reanalysis v3 now extends back to 1806 — New study evaluates its performance
December 22, 2020
The world in a hundred snapshots: New calculation method could help improve climate model accuracy
November 20, 2020
New study examines the record-breaking polar vortex and related extremes during the winter of 2019/2020
November 9, 2020
How will climate change change El Niño and La Niña? (NOAA Research News)
October 15, 2020
Study examines future Rocky Mountain snowpack to inform conservation decisions
October 5, 2020
PSL contributes to new version of the NWS Global Ensemble Forecast System
October 5, 2020
Researchers co-author book on Atmospheric Rivers
September 9, 2020
"FACTS" provides tools and data for studying weather and climate variability
August 24, 2020
PSL contributes to 'State of the Climate in 2019' report
August 5, 2020
Researchers introduce "thermal displacement" as a new way to measure marine heatwaves
June 1, 2020
New experimental model shows improved predictability of winter precipitation in the western U.S.
May 4, 2020
Study examines performance of National Water Model during an intense, localized flash flood event
March 31, 2020
Connection between atmospheric patterns, opaque clouds, and warmer Greenland temperatures
March 16, 2020
Observations and forecast impacts from project that used autonomous high-altitude aircraft
March 2, 2020
Study delves into the challenging issue of intense, quickly-developing "flash droughts"
February 14, 2020
Nature's beauty and ferocity: A mini update from the MOSAiC field campaign
January 31, 2020
Climate.gov tweet chat: Talk with PSL climate and cloud expert Gijs de Boer about the ATOMIC scientific mission
January 13, 2020
Investigating the processes that caused an extraordinarily wet winter in California and led to flooding
January 9, 2020
ATOMIC field campaign kicks off in the tropical N. Atlantic: Researchers to study key clouds and air–ocean processes affecting weather and climate
January 7, 2020
Budget analyst Holly Rosales receives NOAA Silver Sherman Award
December 10, 2019
Researchers develop new model for more usable 3-6 week forecasts
December 9, 2019
Two PSL researchers receive US CLIVAR Early Career Leadership Awards
November 19, 2019
PSL Senior Scientist Roger Pulwarty receives DOC Silver Medal Award
November 13, 2019
PSL's Kelly Mahoney and Rob Cifelli members of team winning Governer's Award for High-Impact Research
October 28, 2019
Study identifies potential benefits of the AQPI system for the San Francisco Bay
October 9, 2019
Old weather “time machine” opens a treasure trove for researchers
October 9, 2019
Study examines future ocean changes along the US East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico
September 27, 2019
PSL researchers develop a new approach for appraising the state of El Niño-Southern Oscillation
September 20, 2019
A Year Locked in Ice: Unprecedented international expedition to explore the central Arctic gets underway
September 17, 2019
Research suggests declining streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin partially due to climate change effects that have increased temperature and decreased precipitation
September 13, 2019
Article details how NOAA GFS model performs when incorporating convection schemes from European global model
September 4, 2019
New study suggests that skill in modeling mountain rain and snow is bypassing the skill of observational networks
September 3, 2019
Researchers find that the predictability of warmer West Coast ocean temperatures is not only due to El Niño
August 16, 2019
Version 3 of the 20CR dataset will provide a 180-year history of the weather
July 17, 2019
New data product may help better monitor and predict extremes in snow and sea ice melt timing in the northern Alaska region
July 15, 2019
Study investigates how climate change affects summertime hot droughts in the Southern Great Plains
July 8, 2019
PECASE Awarded to PSL researcher Andy Hoell
June 18, 2019
Haonan Chen receives CIRA Research and Service Initiative Award
June 10, 2019
Investigating the 2017 U.S. Northern Great Plains Drought
April 30, 2019
Researchers evaluate sensitivities of the NCEP Global Forecast System
March 25, 2019
New study compares precipitation estimation products to observations to better understand precipitation estimates in areas with complex terrain
February 5, 2019
Researchers develop new methods for generating physically realistic, high-resolution precipitation forecasts based on output from NOAA prediction system
February 4, 2019
Bill Otto receives NOAA Silver Sherman Award
November 20, 2018
New research improves wind forecasts for the renewable energy industry (Story @ESRL)
September 25, 2018
Studying the coupled Arctic system – PSL contributes to the SODA experiment
September 13, 2018
Historical Reanalysis: What, How, and Why?
August 20, 2018
Study examines climate response to Arctic sea ice loss and its contribution to climate change
July 5, 2018
A Bird’s Eye View of the Arctic: Team develops unmanned aircraft systems for Arctic research
July 3, 2018
Data collected for a unique Arctic experiment provides insight into ocean freeze-up process
July 2, 2018
Articles describe ENRR field campaign, preliminary research findings, and five resulting datasets
June 29, 2018
Researchers Organize International Unmanned Aircraft Conference and Flight Week
June 28, 2018
New study assesses when climate change in tropical expansion may be detectable
June 20, 2018
PSL staff members receive CIRES awards
June 22, 2018
The NCAR/NOAA Global Hawk Dropsonde System
June 12, 2018
Researchers examine atmospheric river flood event under future conditions
May 24, 2018
Equatorial waves and the skill of NCEP and ECMWF numerical weather prediction systems
May 22, 2018
Process-based model evaluation using surface energy budget observations in central Greenland
May 11, 2018
Retrieving mean temperature of atmospheric liquid water layers using microwave radiometer measurements
April 24, 2018
New study investigates factors responsible for the record 2016 Arctic warmth
April 5, 2018
Skillful climate forecasts of the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean using model-analogs
March 8, 2018
Examining Potential Impact of Future Sea Surface Temperature Increases on Large Marine Ecosystems
January 25, 2018
Communication Specialist receives NOAA Silver Sherman Award
January 24, 2018
Researchers analyze influence of year-to-year variations in stratosphere to troposphere ozone transport
January 21, 2018
San Francisco Bay area study used high-resolution radar to help improve understanding of heavy rainfall in urban areas
January 16, 2018
Mike Alexander, Roger Pulwarty, George Kiladis, and Jeff Whitaker honored this month at the AMS Annual Meeting
