PSD News Archive
PSD researchers contribute to special supplement on 'Explaining Extreme Events of 2015 from a Climate Perspective' (12/12/2016)
'Micro-Satellites' will use GPS signals to study hurricanes: Launch scheduled for December 12th (12/07/2016)
Distant Impacts: Smoke, dust from Pacific Northwest fires affect Colorado's air quality (11/16/2016)
Sunset for the NOAA BAO: After nearly 40 years of observations, experiments, and instrument testing, the Boulder Atmospheric Observatory closes (11/03/2016)
New radar retrieval technique may give forecasters a clearer picture of how much rain could fall during a storm (10/11/2016)
A New West Coast 'Picket Fence' of Observations – This month PSD engineers install final station in monitoring network (07/26/2016)
New study: Arctic sea ice loss likely not a factor in recent Northern Hemisphere cold winters (05/27/2016)
Climate Change's Likely Role in Kidney Disease Epidemics – Global warming will likely exacerbate these epidemics seen recently in hot, rural regions of the world (05/19/2016)
Collecting observations in the Southern Ocean aboard new Australian ship – PSD helps expand sparse database of measurements in this remote region (04/22/2016)
Researchers ride atmospheric river to help improve forecasts – El Niño-driven atmospheric river brings much needed rain to the American west coast (03/11/2016)
Gijs de Boer receives Presidential honor
PSD scientist works on remote sensing of environmental changes (02/18/2016)
PSD scientist works on remote sensing of environmental changes (02/18/2016)
Unprecedented effort launched to discover how El Niño affects weather
Pacific research goal is to improve accuracy of weather forecasts and models (02/05/2016)
Pacific research goal is to improve accuracy of weather forecasts and models (02/05/2016)
Warming Ocean May Bring Major Changes for US Northeast Fishery Species
NOAA Fisheries and PSD scientists collaborate on vulnerability assessment (02/03/2016)
NOAA Fisheries and PSD scientists collaborate on vulnerability assessment (02/03/2016)
Cloudy with a Chance of Warming: Clouds can contribute more than expected to increased regional warming in the Arctic (12/10/2015)
Crowdsourcing Weather: Citizen science volunteers transcribe weather data from 19th century ship logs – more data for research, including PSD's 20CR (12/04/2015)
How unusual was the long, cold winter of 2013-14? Likelihood of extremely cold winters in upper midwest is much reduced, according to new study (11/05/2015)
Warming Waters a Major Factor in Gulf of Maine Cod Collapse: New study shows how warming complicates fisheries management (10/29/2015)
Researchers participate in mini-project with NWS in Alaska as part of new NOAA Arctic Testbed (10/26/2015)
On the Ice Edge: Researchers head to the Arctic Ocean to study the fall ice advance and interactions between the atmosphere, ocean, and waves on sea ice formation (10/14/2015)
California drought highlights importance of understanding both natural and human causes of drought (08/27/2015)
Moisture pathways through western U.S. mountains more likely to cause extreme wintertime precipitation (07/13/2015)
Mountains warming faster, scientists report (04/23/2015)
Russian River Tour with NOAA Administrator (04/17/2015)
PSD Researchers Contribute to Free Online Course (03/31/2015)
Boulder Team Wins International Water Prize (10/28/14)
Climate change not to blame for 2013 Colorado floods: Heavy multi-day summer rain events not expected to increase in the area (09/29/14)
A look back at the 2013 Colorado floods: How skillful were the precipitation forecasts from the weather forecast models? (09/19/14)
A seat in the Arctic: PSD to measure air-sea intereactions as part of study to improve mid-latitude weather forecasts (08/27/14)
PSD researchers co-author new report highlighting how climate change may affect water in Colorado (08/05/14)
NOAA and Western Governors sign agreement: collaboration for drought, flooding, and wildfire preparedness (06/19/14)
Now available! April 2014 issue of National Integrated Drought Information System newsletter (05/13/14)
Listen to podcast of Gil Compo being interviewed by HPCwire on the 20th Century Reanalysis Project (03/11/14)
PSD's Marty Hoerling and other experts explain role of geography and climate in Colorado Floods (09/18/13, NBC News)
PSD researcher co-authors study in Nature showing low-lying Arctic clouds important contributor to record-breaking Greenland Ice Sheet melting (04/3/13)
PSD Researchers Part of US Delegation to International Meeting for Creating Drought Resilient Societies (03/18/13)
High & Dry Over Greenland – PSD's Matt Shupe & collaborators' study makes cover of Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (03/11/13)
Four Coastal Atmospheric River Observatories to be Installed Along Central California Coast (03/08/13)
NOAA, California partner to improve forecasts of powerful 'atmospheric river' winter storms (12/03/12)
PSD Contributes to Titanic Book/Documentary (04/05/12)
- Secretary of Commerce Bryson Briefed on PSD's Role in Water Cycle Science (11/18/11)
- NOAA study: Human-caused climate change a major factor in more frequent Mediterranean droughts (10/27/11)
- De-Zheng Sun interviewed by Eos on "Climate Dynamics: Why Does Climate Vary?" (09/12/11)
- NIDIS and partners develop decision-support document for farmers in southeast U.S. (09/06/11)
- ESRL participates in DYNAMO experiment to better understand global climate (08/23/11)
- New Eos article highlights advances in atmospheric river science & applications (08/19/11)
- The Wind Forecast Improvement Project Begins (07/18/11)
- WHOTS 2011 Research Cruise (07/15/11)
- Study suggests changes to Indian Monsoon may increase societal impacts by late 21st century (06/30/11)
- Study begins at BAO to characterize vertical gradients of aerosol concentration (06/21/11)
- PSD's Scott Woodruff interviewed about ICOADS for article about 'OldWeather.org' – Read the article on onearth.org (06/10/11)
- Cécile Penland featured on Web Site showcasing Mathematical Achievements by Women (06/06/11)
- Joint Project to Measure Soil Properties Across California (05/20/11)
- Climate Attribution Team Investigates Tornado Outbreak – Read about it on Climate.Gov (05/05/11)
- Cloud Study begins with Severe Weather over Oklahoma (04/29/11)
- PSD Researchers Receive CIRES Outstanding Performance Award
- Gil Compo & colleagues publish "Climate Time Machine" article outlining atmospheric dataset going back to 1871 (01/26/11)
- NOAA to lead Winter Storms & Pacific Atmospheric Rivers (WISPAR) Experiment (01/20/11)
- Researchers & Students to Set up Monitoring System at AMS Annual Meeting (01/11/11)
- Series of Atmospheric Rivers Strike West Coast: Forecasters and Researchers Focus on Flood-Producing Storms (01/07/11)
- NOAA study: Human-caused climate change a major factor in more frequent Mediterranean droughts (10/27/11)
- Announcement of the release of the Reanalyses.org collaborative website (11/10/10)
- Better Understanding the Stratosphere-Troposphere Relationship (10/25/10)
- HMT-West Annual Meeting (10/25/10)
- "CalWater Experiment" Workshop held at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (10/18/10)
- NOAA participates in The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting (10/18/10)
- NOAA to Demonstrate Feasibility of Enhanced Short-Term Wind Forecasts for Renewable Energy (09/21/10)
- Workshop to Address Climate Attribution Science, Uses and Communication (08/25/10)
- Grand Opening of Tiksi Hydrometeorological Climate Observatory in Russia (08/24/10)
- NOAA Participates in Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) Experiment (08/09/10)
- ESRL to Study Impacts of Deepwater Horizon Spill on Air-Sea Transfer (08/06/10)
- Two Projects Extend HMT Findings on Atmospheric Rivers (07/15/10)
- NOAA Co-Convenes Caribbean Regional Climate Outlook Forum (07/12/10)
- Researchers Receive ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge Award (07/06/10)
- PSD to Demonstrate Instrumentation at Exploratorium (07/01/10)
- NOAA Testbed Workshop (05/18/10)
- PSD Contributes to CalNex Study (05/11/10)
- National Seasonal Assessment Workshop (04/20/10)
- ESRL/PSD Contributes to FWS Endangered Species Status Review of the American Pika (02/02/10)
- Now Available: 20th Century Reanalysis Data for 1891-2008 (01/20/10)