The research impacts in this document tell the story of some of the preeminent contributions OAR scientists and our partners have made to building the knowledge base, tools, products, and services through which we can better understand and address the dynamics of our changing planet.

Front Cover
OAR Mission and Vision
Table of Contents

The Challenges of a Changing Planet
A Letter from the Assistant Administrator

OAR Scientists Bring Home Nobel Prize for Climate Change Leadership
Predicting Our Future: Climate Models Recognized Around the World
Tracking CO₂: A Global Climate Record
Extreme Weather Impacts: Predicting El Niño and La Niña
Partnerships for Bridging Climate Science and Society
Pinpointing Shifts in America's Changing Climate

Hurricanes: Improved Track and Intensity Predictions
Tornadoes: Heroic Technology Advances Weather Forecasting

Ozone: Changing Environmental Outcomes Through
Air Quality: Nailing Down the Source of Ozone Pollution
A Breath of Fresh Air: Improving Air Quality Predictions for the Nation

Argo's "Robotic Oceanographers" Take the Ocean's Vital Signs
Tsunamis: Getting Beyond "If the ground shakes, if the water recedes, or if you hear a loud roar"
Ocean Acidification: Climate Change Impacts on the Marine Environment
The Ocean as Laboratory: Undersea Vents as Models for Ocean Acidification, Carbon Capture, and the Unknown
"America's Ship for Ocean Exploration": New Technologies Bring the Excitement of Real-time Discovery Ashore

Safe Transport: Water Level Forecasting in the Great Lakes
Alternative Energy: Harvesting the Ocean's Potential

Science on a Sphere®: Visualizing the Dynamics of a Changing Earth
Joining the "YouTube Generation": Ocean Explorer Website