December 11, 2008 | Staff working at the
Mesa Lab might think they’re above it all—literally, that is—when they look
down on Boulder from their stone towers in the Flatirons. But the NCAR award
for putting in time at high elevation goes to...
Staff take advantage of work and transport options
December 10, 2008 | It’s an insecure world
out there, with financial meltdowns and rising fuel and food prices—not to
mention a warming climate. If there’s a bike in the back of your garage collecting
dust, this might be the time to dust it...
NCAR Scientists launch long-term field project in Colorado forest
December 10, 2008 |
NCAR scientists launch long-term field project in
Colorado forest
In a forest outside Colorado Springs, a group of researchers is investigating
how forests impact weather and air quality. The team even suspects that the...
October 14, 2008 | More than 200
solar scientists met at NCAR during the week of September 29 to discuss
how recent observations and leading-edge computer models are producing
breakthroughs in understanding the Sun. The Second Hinode Science
Meeting...
A far-flung study examines Pacific cyclones and their U.S. impacts
September 24, 2008 | While many
Americans gazed anxiously toward the Atlantic Ocean in recent weeks,
watching hurricanes stream our way, several dozen staff from EOL and
ESSL/MMM kept their eyes on the Pacific.
September 24, 2008 | In August,
the UK’s University of Manchester opened a brand new facility named
after ESSL/MMM scientist John Latham. Latham Laboratories, located in
the Simon Engineering Building at the university’s Centre for
Atmospheric...
September 24, 2008 | In early
August, ASP director Maura Hagan was named deputy director of NCAR. She
replaces Larry Winter, who held the position for five years before
moving to IMAGe to pursue research in hydrology and applied mathematics.
“It’s...
Modules, courses help train scientists around the world
September 24, 2008 | Foreign
visitors are hardly a rarity at NCAR and UOP, but it’s not every day
that a meeting draws 27 participants from 24 countries. COMET’s
international hydrometeorological analysis and forecasting course, held
June 9–27,...
