Current Headlines
30 Apr 09
NOAA Featured in Second Life Case
Study
NOAA's Second Life presence has been featured in a case study by Linden Lab,
creators of the world's leading 3D virtual world environment.
10 Apr 09
HRRR Hourly-Updated 3-km Storm-Resolving
Forecasts Now Cover US East of Rockies
The High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR), an hourly 3-km convective-scale model
initialized from the radar-assimilating Rapid Update Cycle (RUC), now covers
the eastern two-thirds of the contiguous United States.
7 Apr 09
ESRL's Strong Presence at Federal
Consortium for Virtual Worlds
ESRL's Eric Hackathorn will represent NOAA at the Federal Consortium for
Virtual Worlds' 2nd Annual Conference.
31 Mar 09
ESRL's VACT Aids Anchorage Forecasters
During Mount Redoubt Eruptions
The GSD-developed Volcanic Ash Coordination Tool (VACT) is being used in real
time for all of Mount Redoubt's recent eruptions to determine location, areal
extent, and movement of ash.
30 Mar 09
ESRL Observations Now Used in NWS
Operational Tool
GSD-developed GPS water vapor observations are combined with satellite estimates
in a new Blended Total Precipitable Water product. This allows NWS forecasters
to better anticipate and forecast heavy rain and flooding events.
9 Mar 09
First Public SphereCast on ESRL's
SOS®
On April 1, climate change researcher Stephen Schneider will use ESRL's
Science on a Sphere® to illustrate a talk broadcast to museums
around the world.
6 Feb 09
FEMA Funding ESRL in GTAS Pilot
Project
ESRL's Global Systems Division will receive funding from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) for a proposed project involving the Geo-Targeted
Alerting System (GTAS).
5 Jan 09
NOAA Presence at NASA Dryden Global Hawk
Event
The first non-military Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) will be
flown from Edwards Air Force Base starting 15 January.