Was the late November Great Lakes snowstorm a harbinger for December?
Watch this space! Next week, in partnership with experts from NOAA Chemical Sciences Lab and the Climate Prediction Center, we're launching a blog about the behavior—and sometimes misbehavior—of the stratospheric polar vortex.
It's not perfect, but ENSO is still the best tool we have for predicting average winter precipitation over the U.S.
This study reveals the potentially dominant role of anthropogenic forcing on coastal cyclone changes around the US Atlantic coast, Hawaii region, Northeast Asian coast near Japan and Korea, South China Sea, western coast of the Arabian Sea, and Madagascar.
For engineers and scientists, sometimes failure means progress. When developing a new technology, the process is to field test, fail, tweak, and test again, each time failing a little less and learning what does and does not work until–finally–they get it right.
A new study analyzes forecasts of acidity and oxygen at the ocean’s surface and subsurface. Combining data sources improves forecast skill up to ten months in advance.
A new study examines how well weather radar products can characterize wildfire and smoke behavior. The study finds that radar-based estimates can compensate for gaps in satellite data.
Scientists have long wanted to know more about what happens under the ice of the Great Lakes each winter. New tools built with NOAA’s industry partners may help fill the knowledge gap.
To recognize PMEL’s half-century of accomplishments, the journal Oceanography has published a special issue with 29 diverse articles which highlight the laboratory’s scientific work over the last five decades.
A new study examines organic aerosols emitted from wildfires and how they impact surrounding regions. It is part of an effort to use FIREX-AQ data to support better land management to help prevent wildfires from occurring.