NOVA presents "Secrets of the Sun" tonight, May 22, on PBS, featuring solar researchers from NCAR's High Altitude Observatory, NASA, Stanford University, Princeton, and Lockheed Martin. Check your local provider for time and channel. Learn more about the program here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/secrets-sun.html

These new acquisitions will be displayed at each NCAR Library location for one week, first at FL Library and then at ML Library. If you have questions regarding the new books or want to suggest additions to the library collection, please contact the NCAR Library at ncarref@ucar.edu or ext. 8505.

Generalized Additive Modelling of Daily Precipitation Extremes and Their Climatic Drivers
Mari R. Jones, Stephen Blenkinsop, Hayley J. Fowler, David B. Stephenson, and Christopher G. Kilsby
National Center for Atmospheric Research (U.S.) NCAR Earth System Laboratory, Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division
Online Access
03703
ML Reports

Scientific Summary of Ocean Acidification in Washington State Marine Waters
Richard A. Feely, Terrie Klinger, Jan A. Newton, Meg Chadsey; editors
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
GC117.C37 S45 2012
FL Library

Numerical Methods in Economics
Kenneth L. Judd
MIT Press
HB137 .J83 1998
ML Library

A Twenty-First Century US Water Policy
Juliet Christian-Smith and Peter H. Gleick
Oxford University Press
TD223 .C47 2012
FL Library

Annual Report of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan : Volume 12, Fiscal 2009
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
102086
ML Reports

The Bolder Boulder is coming up next Monday 27th May. To those who have entered as part of the NCAR team, thank you. Packets and back-bibs should be coming within a few days and you may receive notification. While the chance for packet pick-up at NCAR has expired, it is still possible to enter as part of the NCAR team if you haven't already. Just register as normal and send me (dudhia@ucar.edu) your name and bib number and I will forward it. Note that as part of the team, you still would run individually, but your participation would count towards NCAR's official participation level.

2013 High Performance Computing
May 21-22, 2013
8:30 am-4:30 pm
ML-VisLab
Faciliators: CSG (UCAR's Consulting Services Group)

OVERVIEW: This program is designed to help participants acquire essential knowledge and skills for working with supercomputers. CSG will provide tutorial of Working with Yellowstone, Introduction to FORTRAN, Basic Parallel Computing, NCL, and R programming.  This session is open to anyone interested in this topic who are comfortable working with programming languages.  Additional information at: https://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/training/CSG_summer_2013

Software Carpentry Workshop
May 23-24, 2013
8:30 am-4:30 pm
ML-VisLab
Faciliators: Alex Viana and Ted Hart, Software Carpentry

OVERVIEW: Day 1: Version Control with Git + GitHub: Basics: init, add, status, commit, mv, cp; Branching and Merging: branch, checkout, merge, resolving conflicts; GitHub: Push, Pull; GitHub features: Tickets, Wiki, README.md (just an overview, brief). The Shell: Basic Navigation: ls, cd, pwd, man; Moving, creating, deleting: mkdir, cp, mv, rm; Poking around: echo, less/more, grep; Make. Day 2 Python: Algebra: ints, floats, division Data structures: lists, dictionaries, numpy arrays; Applying functions to data structures Strings: parsing; Control statements; Iterators functions; Advanced topics. Open to anyone interested in this topic who are comfortable working with programming languages.  Additional information at: //www2.cisl.ucar.edu/training/CSG_summer_2013

REGISTRATION: EOD Training Catalog via Connect: https://www.fin.ucar.edu/hrisConnect/employee (UCAS login, click "EOD Training Catalog," Search by class, click "Details," click "Enroll.").  Enroll early, seating is limited.

Check out this neat application for your phone - 

It's designed to give you quick access to Weather Updates, Shuttle Schedules, The Staff Directory (easy access to phone numbers and emails), Cafeteria menus, Payroll schedules, Links to Emergency/Closure info, F&A Email, UCAR Email, Guest Wireless, HR Connect, Meeting Maker and Timecards

 How to Add a Website Bookmark to Your Phone’s Home Screen

http://www.ncar.ucar.edu/apps/mobile/

iPhone:

• Open NCAR mobile website in Safari web browser
• Tap Arrow in bottom bar
• Tap “Add to Home Screen”
• Edit the Bookmark Label (Optional)
• Tap “Add” and you’re done

 Android:

• Open NCAR mobile website in web browser
• Open bookmarks
• Long press the bookmark that you want to put on the home screen.
     (works in both the stock browser & Chrome)
• Select "Add to Home Screen" and you're done

The Information Technology Council (ITC) is hosting two town hall meetings to discuss Google Apps feedback and next steps. Please join us.

May 28, 10:00 am CG1 Auditorium

May 30, 9:30 am ML Main Seminar Room

A town hall will be recorded for later viewing for those unable to attend.

Visit UCAR Google to learn more about the project or to submit questions you would like addressed at the town hall.

A number of questions have been received since the announcement of the plan for UCAR to adopt Google Apps for Government.  We will regularly be answering questions on the FAQ tab of the implementation web site, https://www2.fin.ucar.edu/google.  The first set of questions and answers has already been added, and more will be added as appropriate on a weekly basis.  We welcome your feedback!

The challenges of understanding and responding to a changing climate and extreme weather necessitate broad engagement with diverse communities.  As climate science has matured, it has moved toward a more inclusive dialogue where scientists and policy makers work together with seasoned indigenous communities to define and carry out research programs that advance science and address community priorities.  NCAR is hosting a workshop on the growing engagement of Native American, Alaska Native, and Pacific Island communities in climate and weather science, research, policy, and community response conversations.  The workshop will address the question:  What are the elements of successful co-production of science and policy in the fields of extreme weather and climate change?  The workshop will be conducted in collaboration with the Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Working Group (formerly the American Indian/Alaska Native Climate Change Working Group) and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Participants will be actively involved in cross-cultural scientific engagement with Native American, Alaska Native, and Pacific Island communities and will be from academic institutions, including tribal colleges and universities, as well as government agencies and non-governmental organizations. Travel support is available for a limited number of participants.

• WORKSHOP VENUE: Foothills Laboratory 1, EOL Atrium, Boulder, CO 80307
• WORKSHOP DATES: July 1-2, 2013
• APPLICATION PROCESS: Application due May 24, 2013. If you are interested in participating in the Rising Voices workshop, please send the following information to Kris Marwitz (Email: kmarwitz@ucar.edu Phone: 303-497-8198) by May 24, 2013:
  • Name, affiliation, email address, and phone number
  • A paragraph explaining how you have been and are involved in work related to weather or climate issues that engages indigenous communities within the United States.
• WORKSHOP GOALS:
  • Identify lessons learned for, or barriers to, achieving successful co-production of science and policy by appraising the first-hand experiences of those involved in cross-cultural efforts to integrate indigenous knowledge and diverse understandings in climate and weather modeling and assessments;
  • Foster and support collaborations between experts on cross-cultural engagement and NCAR scientists; and
  • Promote student opportunities to work with NCAR scientists.
• For further information, please contact Heather Lazrus (hlazrus@ucar.edu) or Bob Gough (gough.bob@gmail.com)

Effective June 1, 2013, employees will no longer be able to make personal long distance phone calls or send personal long distance faxes using their employee IDs on the UCAR telephone system.  There is no change to business long distance calls or faxes.

If you make a long distance call or fax and enter your employee ID, the call or fax will be rejected.   There are a number of alternatives for making long distance calls including cell phones, Skype, Google Talk, personal pre-paid calling cards, and emailing scanned pdf documents.

We apologize for any inconvenience; however, this will save the organization considerable time and money.

The next tutorial for users of the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF) will take place at NCAR on July 15–26. The tutorial will be divided into 4 sessions:  Basic WRF (15-19 July), WRF-Chem (22-23 July), WRF Data Assimilation (24-26 July), and WRF Regional Climate (26 July) . Basic knowledge of atmospheric science and numerical modeling, as well as working in a Unix computer environment, is required. All participants are strongly encouraged to work through one or more of the online tutorials for WRF-ARW, and WRFDA, depending on interest, in advance. Register early, as registration always exceeds capacity.

---Tutorial payment due:  June 1

The next tutorial for users of the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF) will take place at NCAR on July 15–26. The tutorial will be divided into 4 sessions:  Basic WRF (15-19 July), WRF-Chem (22-23 July), WRF Data Assimilation (24-26 July), and WRF Regional Climate (26 July) . Basic knowledge of atmospheric science and numerical modeling, as well as working in a Unix computer environment, is required. All participants are strongly encouraged to work through one or more of the online tutorials for WRF-ARW, and WRFDA, depending on interest, in advance. Register early, as registration always exceeds capacity.

Contact: Kris Marwitz, NCAR/NESL/MMM
303-497-8198, kmarwitz@ucar.edu
WRF Tutorial:  http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/events/tutorial_137/index.php
---Tutorial payment due:  June 1