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Mussels thrive on gas bubbles (likely methane) rising in the water column, which can be detected using multibeam sonar.

Building an Accessible Archive for Water Column Sonar Data

by C. C. Wall 15 August 20161 February 2023

The Water Column Sonar Data Archive aggregates and curates sonar data sets from many sources, giving researchers access to much more information than they could collect on their own.

Waves on the Pacific Ocean seen from Maui, Hawaii

Science Updates

Closing the Pacific Rainfall Data Void

by E. E. Wright, J. R. P. Sutton, N. T. Luchetti, M. C. Kruk and J. J. Marra 7 July 201615 February 2023

A new climatology tool uses satellite data to map precipitation in a data-sparse region of the Pacific Ocean.

Research Spotlights

Adapting Weather Forecasting Techniques to Paleoclimate Studies

by Terri Cook 17 June 201614 June 2022

First results of the Last Millennium Climate Reanalysis Project demonstrate the potential of the method to improve historical climate estimates by linking proxy data with climate models.

A small tributary of the Clauge River, Jura, France, during the dry period.

Science Updates

One for All, All for One: A Global River Research Network

by T. Datry, R. Corti, A. Foulquier, D. von Schiller and K. Tockner 7 June 201623 September 2022

Intermittent rivers are an increasing share of the world's river network, but current models don't include them. One research network is gathering knowledge about these rivers from around the world.

Trained storm reporters learn to use environmental cues, like these swaying trees, to determine wind speeds.

News

Humans Misread Wind Speeds, Skewing a Major Hazards Database

by E. Deatrick 6 June 201626 October 2021

Weather spotters who report storm measurements and observations to a U.S. national compendium of storm data often exaggerate winds speeds—by about one third, on average.

Editors' Vox

Your Science Is Your (Openly Shared) Data

by Ankur R. Desai 26 May 20165 May 2022

Your data are no less important than your words.

Example of old and new instrument types used across the U.S. by the Cooperative Observer Program to record maximum and minimum daily temperatures.

Research Spotlights

Toward a Reassessment of Daily Temperature Range Trends

by Terri Cook 23 May 201620 March 2023

To reduce the uncertainty associated with this important climate change index, recent studies have developed a new diurnal temperature range data set and compared the results to previous estimates.

(top) Observed and (bottom) simulated seasonal mean (December–January–February) 2-meter surface air temperature data.

Science Updates

A More Powerful Reality Test for Climate Models

by P. J. Gleckler, C. Doutriaux, P. J. Durack, K. E. Taylor, Y. Zhang, D. N. Williams, E. Mason and J. Servonnat 3 May 201622 August 2022

A new climate model evaluation package will deliver objective comparisons between models and observations for research and model development and provide a framework for community engagement.