A new tool, the Climate Variability Diagnostics Package, evaluates climate models by examining how realistically they simulate the statistics of present-day climate, including its variability.
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Defining Urban Geochemistry
International Association of GeoChemistry: Urban Geochemistry Working Group;
Columbus, Ohio, 5–6 August 2014
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Streamlining Field Data Collection with Mobile Apps
With the availability and affordability of new customized apps on smartphones and tablets, data collected in the field are becoming easier to input, store, and share.
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Multidisciplinary Monitoring Experiments at Kawah Ijen Volcano
Cities on Volcanoes “Wet Volcanoes” Workshop;
Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 14–21 September 2014
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Rapid Coordination Extends Space-Based Sun-Climate Record
Faced with the prospect of a large data gap in solar irradiance records, scientists take steps to ensure that this key climate variable stays monitored.
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A Deep Cabled Observatory: Biology and Physics in the Abyss
The ALOHA Cabled Observatory, located 100 kilometers north of Oahu, is enabling a variety of studies of the biology and physics of the deep ocean.
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Understanding Snow Microstructure for Microwave Remote Sensing
Workshop on Microstructure in Snow Microwave Radiative Transfer;
Reading, United Kingdom, 6–8 August 2014
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Quaternary Sea Ice Reconstruction: Proxy Data and Modeling
3rd Sea Ice Proxy Working Group Workshop: Sea Ice Proxy Synthesis and Data-Model Comparison; Bremerhaven, Germany, 23−25 June 2014
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Promoting International Collaboration on Ocean Acidification Data Management
Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre Workshop; Monaco, 23–24 April 2014
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Exploring the Origin of High-Energy Particle Beams in the Atmosphere
Thunderstorms and Elementary Particle Acceleration; Yerevan, Armenia, 22–26 September 2014