A prototype model allows scientists to investigate how wind eddies and other atmospheric phenomena may affect the prevalence of heat waves and cold snaps in the Southern Hemisphere.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
Bruce R. Barkstrom, principal investigator for NASA missions involved with understanding Earth’s radiation budget, committed his life to analyzing, interpreting, and stewarding Earth science data.Read More »Climate Change
Graduate students at the University of Washington are becoming skilled in interdisciplinary climate science and finding opportunities to collaborate outside the academy.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
Year-round observations show gravity waves above Antarctica exhibit seasonal patterns that peak in winter, which could help researchers trace the source of this mysterious phenomenon.Read More »
Cooling in the wake of aircraft wings and propellers freezes water droplets in supercooled clouds to tiny ice particles. The falling particles can seed heightened precipitation in underlying clouds.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
For 60 years atmospheric scientist Warren M. Washington has conducted groundbreaking climate modeling—and launched brilliant careers.Read More »Mathematical Geophysics
The planet is heating up, but uncertainty still exists about how temperatures will change in specific regions. A new study examines sources of uncertainty in the meridional pattern of warming.Read More »Education
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Washington team up to teach students about state-of-the-art research instrumentation.Read More »Geohealth
The connection between poor air quality and higher stroke mortality was strongest in southern states across a region known as the “stroke belt.”Read More »
