Enhancements to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's decision support system give forecasters new capabilities for tracking smoke from fires using satellite data.
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Volcanic Ash Particles Hold Clues to Their History and Effects
Volcanic Ash as an Active Agent in the Earth System (VA3): Combining Models and Experiments; Hamburg, Germany, 12–13 September 2016
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New Data Buoys Watch Typhoons from Within the Storm
Advanced real-time data buoys have observed nine strong typhoons in the northwestern Pacific Ocean since 2015, providing high-resolution data and reducing the uncertainty of numerical model forecasts.
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Commercial Underwater Cable Systems Could Reduce Disaster Impact
Workshop on SMART Cable Applications in Earthquake and Tsunami Science and Early Warning; Potsdam, Germany, 3–4 November 2016
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How Will Earth Respond to Plans for Carbon Dioxide Removal?
First Workshop of the Carbon Dioxide Removal Model Intercomparison Project; Potsdam, Germany, 20–22 September 2016
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Mars Polar Intrigue Spurs Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Sixth International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration; Reykjavík, Iceland; 5–9 September 2016
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Himalayan Climate Change Affects Regional, Global Environments
6th Third Pole Environment (TPE) Workshop; Columbus, Ohio, 16–18 May 2016
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Using Strain Rates to Forecast Seismic Hazards
Workshop on Geodetic Modeling for Seismic Hazard; Menlo Park, California, 19 September 2016
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Expanding a 300-Year Record of Marine Climate
Fourth International Workshop on the Advances in the Use of Historical Marine Climate Data; Southampton, UK, 18–22 July 2016
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Early-Career Scientists Explore Newly Discovered Methane Seeps
UNOLS Deep Submergence Training Cruise 2016; Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 28 July to 7 August 2016