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A synthetic seep generator for calibrating gas bubble echo sounding data is deployed into New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty.
Posted inScience Updates

Gas Bubble Forensics Team Surveils the New Zealand Ocean

by G. Lamarche, Y. Le Gonidec, V. Lucieer, Y. Ladroit, T. Weber, A. Gaillot, E. Heffron, S. Watson and A. Pallentin 26 September 201929 September 2021

An international research group recorded the acoustic signatures of gas bubbles rising from a hydrothermal vent field to gather clues about greenhouse gases escaping into the atmosphere.

People disembarking from a ferry boat in Bangladesh
Posted inOpinions

Stress Testing for Climate Impacts with “Synthetic Storms”

by R. E. Benestad, K. M. Parding, A. Mezghani, A. Dobler, O. A. Landgren, H. B. Erlandsen, J. Lutz and J. E. Haugen 14 January 201929 September 2021

How well would your city weather a hurricane? Digitally “moving” past storms to new locations simulates the effects of extreme weather events on local infrastructure.

DSCOVR Earth from space
Posted inNews

One-Pixel Views of Earth Reveal Seasonal Changes

by Katherine Kornei 9 January 201911 January 2019

By averaging satellite images of the Earth down to a single pixel, researchers trace how the planet’s mean color varies over time, results that inform observations of distant exoplanets.

Citizen scientists can use smartphone apps to collect hydrological information from the streams they encounter.
Posted inScience Updates

Testing the Waters: Mobile Apps for Crowdsourced Streamflow Data

by S. Kampf, B. Strobl, J. Hammond, A. Anenberg, S. Etter, C. Martin, K. Puntenney-Desmond, J. Seibert and Ilja van Meerveld 12 April 2018

Citizen scientists keep a watchful eye on the world’s streams, catching intermittent streams in action and filling data gaps to construct a more complete hydrologic picture.

Launch of JPSS Satellite NOAA-20
Posted inNews

Polar Satellite Launch Eases Concerns of Weather Data Gap

by Randy Showstack 20 November 2017

Joint Polar Satellite System-1 is the first in a series of planned polar-orbiting satellites to provide critical weather forecasting data. Two follow-on satellites, however, face uncertain funding.

Windspeed-global-map-CESM-model-program
Posted inNews

Contrary Temperature Trend Stalls Upgraded Climate Model’s Debut

by L. Joel 5 July 20176 August 2017

Model builders investigate a puzzling malfunction in what’s expected to be the improved next version of the popular Community Earth System Model.

Microwave brightness temperature maps derived from satellite data.
Posted inScience Updates

Bringing Earth's Microwave Maps into Sharper Focus

by A. C. Paget, M. J. Brodzik, D. G. Long and M. A. Hardman 21 December 201621 December 2016

New processing capabilities improve the spatial resolution of satellite microwave data, enabling scientists to analyze trends in coastal regions and marginal ice zones.

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

Toward a Reassessment of Daily Temperature Range Trends

by Terri Cook 23 May 201629 May 2016

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.

Posted inScience Updates

International Effort Sustains and Develops Climate Data Records

by E. J. Kearns and M. Doutriaux-Boucher 31 December 201531 December 2015

SCOPE-CM Meeting; Geneva, Switzerland, 23–24 March 2015

Posted inNews

Energy Industry Executives Call for Looser Government Regulations

by Randy Showstack and Faith Ishii 14 October 20143 December 2014

Industry executives call for loosening U.S. federal government regulations that they say restrict energy exploration and development.

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By Morgan Rehnberg

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By Ana Barros

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