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![What the Upper Atmosphere Reveals about Climate](arl/podcast.jpg) |
What the Upper Atmosphere Reveals about Climate
In this five-part series, we're taking a look at what NOAA scientists have learned about climate through decades of study on the upper atmosphere. To do this topic justice, we have interviewed three NOAA scientists about pioneering research on trends and phenomena that take place in the atmosphere miles above our tallest skyscrapers.
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![A home in West Virginia was torn apart by the flooding of the nearby Clear Fork Creek on July 14, 2001.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2010/images/flashflood_house.jpg) |
Flash Flood Safety at Home
When you hear the word "water", you may think of swimming pools or weekends at the lake. You might even think of a long rainy day. But that seemingly harmless rain water can become so dangerous that it kills more people each year than tornadoes, hurricanes and lightning. We call this a flash flood.
Rachel Forsyth, NOAA Weather Partners in Norman, Oklahoma
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST March 2010 RUNTIME 1:28
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![Flashflood rescues are dangerous for everyone, not just for the vehicle](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2010/images/flashflood_rescue.jpg) |
Flash Flood Safety in a Car
It"s raining. Your windshield wipers give you a faint glimpse of the road ahead. You approach a section of the road covered with water. It doesn"t appear to be very deep. The truck in front of you makes it through. What should you do, drive through the water or turn around?
Rachel Forsyth, NOAA Weather Partners in Norman, Oklahoma
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST March 2010 RUNTIME 1:41
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![Dr. Hank Vanderploeg, Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2010/images/Hank_Vanderploeg.jpg) |
Interview with Dr. Hank Vanderploeg, Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab
The following podcast talks about a scientist who works with the Great lake environmental research and lab and out in the field, finding answers to Michigan"s problems. Dr. Hank Vanderploeg talks about how he works with GLERL to find out how the invasive species in the lakes affect the marine life. Interviewed by Aaron Hunter and Konrad Kasparschuster.
Dr. Hank Vanderploeg, Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST January 2010 RUNTIME 4:16 TRANSCRIPT
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![Tom Delworth, Research Scientist and Group Leader in the Climate Change, Variability and Prediction Group at NOAA](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2009/images/thumbs/tomdelworth.jpg) |
Abrupt Climate Change Science: A conversation with Thomas Delworth
NOAA GFDL climate researcher Tom Delworth talks about the science of Abrupt Climate Change and discusses a US Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) report on the topic that he helped author.
Tom Delworth, Research Scientist and Group Leader in the Climate Change, Variability and Prediction Group at NOAA"s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST March 2009 RUNTIME
13:04 TRANSCRIPT
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![Google Earth Screen Capture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2009/images/thumbs/100_0372.jpg) |
NOAA Dives into Ocean in Google Earth
Visitors to a new element of a popular online Earth exploration tool will discover an abundance of NOAA information and images during their journey. Google Earth today unveiled Ocean in Google Earth, a new way for online explorers to dive into the ocean"s depths. The launch of Ocean in Google Earth took place in San Francisco.
Dr. Richard W. Spinrad, Assistant Administrator, NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST FEBRUARY 2, 2009 RUNTIME
2:19 TRANSCRIPT
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![Dr. Alexander (Sandy) MacDonald](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2007/sandy_sm.jpg) |
Research
in NOAA
Dr. Alexander "Sandy" MacDonald discusses the role of NOAA
and NOAA Research, fostering preeminent research, providing value
to society, and communicating science to the public.
Dr. Alexander "Sandy" MacDonald,
NOAA Deputy Assistant Administrator, Laboratories and Cooperative
Institutes, and Director, Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO
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TO THE PODCAST JUNE 22, 2007 RUNTIME
10:31 TRANSCRIPT
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![Beverly Meier](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2008/beverly-meier_small.jpg) |
Environmental Teaching Activity
Author Beverly L. Meier discusses a series of environmental teaching activities designed to interrelate various subjects and help gain an insight into how these subjects can be used in "real life" situations while practicing "thinking" and "reasoning" (brain tools) skills. Designed for teachers, the POET Program - Protect Our Environmental Treasures - is designed to be self-contained, requiring little extra effort beyond gathering materials. The science topics covered include Earth modeling, weather, global warming, and the carbon cycle.
POET author and long-time teacher of the Boulder Valley School District, Colorado.
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TO THE PODCAST August 15, 2008 RUNTIME
5:18 TRANSCRIPT
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![Harold Brooks](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2007/brooks_sm.jpg) |
Tornado Research
Research Meteorologist Dr. Harold Brooks discusses tornado research
conducted by the National Severe Storms Laboratory.
Research Meteorologist Dr. Harold Brooks, National
Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK
- Section
1 - Harold discusses how we get tornadoes
(3:53)
- Section
2 - Harold discusses tornado alley and
the Enhanced Fujita Scale for estimating a tornado"s intensity
(4:09)
- Section
3 - Harold discusses what we know and
don"t know about tornadoes (3:27)
- Section
4 - Harold discusses
his career and the prospects for people interested in careers
in the atmospheric sciences (4:32)
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TO THE PODCAST NOVEMBER 8, 2007 RUNTIME
16:03 TRANSCRIPT |
![Suzanne VanCooten and Kevin Kelleher](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2007/kelleher-vancooten_sm.jpg) |
Estimating Precipitation and Improving Flash Flood
Forecasting with Radar
Kevin Kelleher, Deputy Director of the NOAA
National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) and Dr. Suzanne Van Cooten,
Research Hydrometeorologist at NSSL, discuss using radar to estimate
precipitation and improving flash flood forecasting.
Deputy Director Kevin Kelleher, National Severe
Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK Dr. Suzanne Van Cooten, Research
Hydrometeorologist, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman,
OK
- Section
1 - Kevin discusses research in using
radar to estimate precipitaton (2:44)
- Section
2 - Suzanne
discusses research on flash flood forecasting and a demonstration
project in the southeast United States (6:14)
- Section
3 - Research on debris flow and mudslides (1:51)
- Section
4 - Suzanne discusses how NSSL"s research benefits forecasters
(2:08)
- Section
5 - Kevin discusses his career path (4:08)
- Section
6 - Suzanne discusses her career path (5:32)
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TO THE PODCAST NOVEMBER 8, 2007 RUNTIME
23.01 TRANSCRIPT
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![Dave Stensrud](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2007/stensrud_sm.jpg) |
Improving Forecasts of Severe Storms
Chief of Forecast Research and Development Dr. David Stensrud discusses severe weather modeling and improving
forecasts of severe weather events.
Chief of Forecast Research and Development,
Dr. David Stensrud, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman,
OK
- Section 1 - Research focused on improving forecasts
and warnings for severe weather (4:55)
- Section 2 - How radar
data are used in models (1:25)
- Section 3 - Hazardous Weather
Testbed collaborative research effort (1:58)
- Section 4 - The goal of forecast and warning research (1:10)
- Section
5 - Dave discusses his career path (2:56)
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TO THE PODCAST NOVEMBER 8, 2007 RUNTIME
12:27 TRANSCRIPT
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![Doug Forsyth](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2007/forsyth_sm.jpg)
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Radar Research
National Severe Storms Laboratory Chief
of Radar Research and Development Doug Forsyth discusses aspects
of radar research and what"s in store for the next generation of
weather radar.
Chief of Radar Research and Development
,Doug Forsyth, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK
- Section 1 -
Doug discusses the types of radar research done at NSSL (5:43)
- Section 2 -
Doug discusses the transition of research to operations for new
radar applications (3:11)
- Section 3 -
Doug discusses Doppler radar and new radar technologies being
researched and how they compare (8:39)
- Section 4 -
Doug discusses the advantages of collaborative radar research
(3:24)
- Section 5 - Doug discusses his career and
his advice for people considering a career in the atmospheric
sciences (6:09)
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TO THE PODCAST NOVEMBER 8, 2007 RUNTIME
27:08 TRANSCRIPT
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![Keith W. Dixon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2007/dixon_sm.jpg) |
The Challenges of Modeling Climate Change and Variability
Research Meteorologist Keith W. Dixon discusses the role of GFDL
in climate modeling, what a model is, and how researchers work to
improve models.
Keith W. Dixon, Research Meteorologist,
GFDL, Princeton, NJ
- Section 1 - Introduction, what
is a climate model (03:54)
- Section 2 - How
do you improve climate models (02:44)
- Section 3 - Role
of GFDL in development of climate modeling (01:38)
- Section 4 - His career choice, and thoughts on careers in science
(03:47)
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TO THE COMPLETE PODCAST JULY 18, 2007 TOTAL
RUNTIME 12:12 TRANSCRIPT
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![Dr. Anand Gnanadesikan](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2007/anand_sm.jpg) |
The Interaction of Oceans and Climate
Oceanographer Dr. Anand Gnanadesikan discusses how oceans and climate
interact, the challenges of modeling the two, what we don"t
know yet, and the most significant impact of climate change on the
oceans.
Dr. Anand Gnanadesikan, Oceanographer,
GFDL, Princeton, NJ
- Section 1 - Introduction
and discussion of how the ocean affects climate (03:56)
- Section 2 - How climate affects the
ocean (02:07)
- Section 3 - What
we don"t know about the ocean-climate relationship (02:54)
- Section 4 - The Ocean-Carbon Cycle
(02:12)
- Section 5 - The
most significant impact of climate change on the ocean (02:27)
- Section 6 - His career choice, and thoughts on careers in
science (05:31)
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TO THE COMPLETE PODCAST JULY 17, 2007 TOTAL
RUNTIME 19:20 TRANSCRIPT
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![Morris Bender](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2007/bender_sm.jpg) |
The
GFDL Hurricane Model
Research Meteorologist Morris Bender discusses how the GFDL Hurricane
Model began, the collaborative effort behind the model, the future
of hurricane modeling, and discusses careers in the field.
Morris Bender, Research Meteorologist, GFDL,
Princeton, NJ
- Section 1 - Introduction
and discussion of the development of the GFDL Hurricane Model
(03:46)
- Section 2 - The
collaborative process in development of the GFDL Hurricane Model
(03:32)
- Section 3 - The
future of hurricane modeling and careers in the field (02:54)
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TO THE COMPLETE PODCAST JULY 18, 2007 TOTAL
RUNTIME 13:34 TRANSCRIPT
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![Ron Stouffer](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2007/stouffer_sm.jpg) |
Global
Warming, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Physical Scientist Ron Stouffer discusses the evidence for global
warming, his role with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
and careers in climate research.
Ron Stouffer, Physical Scientist, GFDL,
Princeton, NJ
- Section 1 - Introduction
and discussion of the evidence for Global Warming (03:51)
- Section 2 - The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and NOAA"s role
with the IPCC (05:32)
- Section 3 - His
career choice and careers in climate research (04:40)
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TO THE COMPLETE PODCAST JULY 18, 2007 TOTAL
RUNTIME 14:22 TRANSCRIPT
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![Chris Milly](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2007/milly_sm.jpg) |
Climate
and Hydrologic Research
US Geological Survey Hydrologist Chris Milly discusses his role at
GFDL, human influences on water availability, and careers in science.
Chris Milly, US Geological Survey Hydrologist
assigned to GFDL, Princeton, NJ
- Section 1 - Introduction
and discussion of why a USGS hydrologist is positioned with GFDL
(01:59)
- Section 2 - Human
influences on water availability (03:23)
- Section 3 - How
he"s using the GFDL climate model for making water availability
projections (01:21)
- Section 4 - Projections
for changes in water availability (01:55)
- Section 5 - His
career choice and careers in science (02:39)
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TO THE COMPLETE PODCAST JULY 18,
2007 TOTAL RUNTIME 11:22 TRANSCRIPT
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![Eddie Bernard](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/video2007/bernard_sm.jpg) |
Five Years after the Indian Ocean Tsunami: Are You Safe?
After the December 2004 massive Indian Ocean tsunami generated
by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, NOAA led the U.S. effort to build
a more comprehensive tsunami warning system. Dr. Eddie Bernard, Director,
NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, discusses tsunami forecasting
and the development of a tsunami warning network.
Michael Coniglio and Pamela Heinselman, NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Okla.
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THE VIDEO December 9, 2009 RUNTIME 2:16 |
![Michael Coniglio and Pamela Heinselman,NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Okla.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2010/images/michaelconiglio-pamelaheinselman.jpg) |
Two NOAA Scientists to Receive Presidential Award
Research scientists studying improvements in tornado forecasting and new radar systems at the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Okla., Michael C. Coniglio and Pamela L. Heinselman, were named as recipients of the 2008 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
The award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers.
Michael Coniglio and Pamela Heinselman, NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Okla.
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THE VIDEO August 2009 RUNTIME 6:33 |
![Patterns of Greenhouse Warming Take-Home](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2009/images/thumbs/Patterns_TitleSlide.jpg) |
Patterns of Greenhouse Warming Take-Home Points:
- The increase of surface air temperatures in response to increasing greenhouse gas levels will not be geographically uniform.
- Computer models indicate that 21st Century warming will occur more rapidly over continents than over oceans.
- The largest warming is expected to occur during the winter months in northern North America and northcentral Asia.
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THE VIDEO JUNE 2009 RUNTIME 2:11 TRANSCRIPT |
![The Shrinking Arctic Ice Cap](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2009/images/thumbs/IceCap_titleslide.jpg) |
The Shrinking Arctic Ice Cap Take-Home Points:
- Arctic sea ice is projected to decline dramatically over the 21st century, with little late summer sea ice remaining by the year 2100.
- The simulated 21st century Arctic sea ice decline is not smooth, but contains periods of large and small changes.
- The Arctic region"s surface air temperature is projected to warm at a rate about twice as fast as the global average.
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THE VIDEO JUNE 2009 RUNTIME 2:24 TRANSCRIPT |
![Climate Modeling 101: Grid Resolution - how detailed is the climate model picture?](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/2009/images/thumbs/climatemodeling101.jpg) |
Climate Modeling 101: Grid Resolution -
how detailed is the climate model picture?
State-of-the-art global climate models divide our planet"s atmosphere, ocean, land surface, and sea ice into millions of boxes. Higher spatial resolution - in other words, having smaller and more numerous boxes - allows a model to produce a more detailed simulation of the climate. But higher resolution comes at a price. Having more boxes mean more calculations need to be done, which means more computer power is needed.
In this video, we discuss the costs and benefits of higher spatial resolution, illustrating some key points with colorful animations from GFDL"s newest high resolution global climate model.
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THE VIDEO MARCH 2009 RUNTIME 9:24 TRANSCRIPT |
![Chris Meinig](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/video2007/meinig_sm.jpg) |
DART Buoys:
From the Drawing Board to the Deep Seas
NOAA"s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory has been a World leader
in tsunami research for decades. Chris Meinig, Director of Engineering,
NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, discusses his experiences
in research and development and the advantages to conduction research
in a Federal government laboratory.
Chris Meinig, Director of Engineering,
NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, WA
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THE VIDEO DECEMBER 11, 2007 RUNTIME 1:53 TRANSCRIPT |
![Richard Spinrad](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/video2007/spinrad_sm.jpg) |
NOAA Research: Where Service Begins
In a presentation to young people beginning
summer internships with NOAA, Dr. Richard Spinrad discusses how
NOAA Research makes important contributions to peoples" lives.
Dr. Richard W. Spinrad, CMarSci, Assistant
Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
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THE VIDEO JUNE 2007 RUNTIME 13:05 TRANSCRIPT |
![Sandy MacDonald](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213204553im_/http://www.research.noaa.gov/podcast/video2007/sandy_sm.jpg) |
NOAA Research Laboratories
Dr. Alexander "Sandy" MacDonald
provides new NOAA summer interns an introduction to the services
provided by NOAA Research Laboratories.
Dr. Alexander "Sandy" MacDonald,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Laboratories and Cooperative
Institutes
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THE VIDEO JUNE 2007 RUNTIME
11:20 TRANSCRIPT |
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