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Wednesday 20 August 2008

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Hurricane Bertha’s Worrisome Arrival

image thumbnail Chris Mooney, online pundit at The Daily Green, writes of his conversation with NCAR Senior Scientist Greg Holland concerning the early arrival of such an intense hurricane.  Bertha formed just before Independence Day last week, exploding into a powerful Category 3 major hurricane Monday with 120 mile per hour winds.

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ARCTAS: Measuring the Arctic’s Haze and Smoke

thumbnailThe Arctic is often perceived as a pristine place, located as it is far from the world’s smokestacks. And yet its atmosphere serves as a receptor for air pollution from the industrial regions of North America, Europe, and Asia. The reddish-brown soup of pollution that peaks in late winter and early spring even has a name—Arctic haze. During the summer, smoke from wildfires joins the mix. This spring and summer, NCAR researchers from ESSL/ACD and EOL are supporting a NASA field project to investigate the chemistry of the Arctic’s lower atmosphere.

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Weather Research & Forecasting Model (WRF) version 3.0, released

On April 8, 2008, WRF 3.0 was released.  The current WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting Model) software framework supports two dynamical solvers: the Advanced Research WRF (ARW, Users' page) developed and maintained by the Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division of NCAR, and the nonhydrostatic Mesoscale Model (NMM, Users' page) developed by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction with user support provided by the Developmental Testbed Center.

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NCAR closes the Center for Capacity Building (CCB), August 2008

The National Center for Atmospheric Research closed the Center for Capacity Building (CCB) in August 2008 because of persistent budget issues (see related news release).

NCAR continues to invest in both the social sciences and capacity building through its Institute for the Study of Society and Environment and numerous initiatives across NCAR and UCAR. The following overview provides links for exploring some of these efforts.  [Read more].

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You can explore the atmosphere, too. From the learning games on Kid's Crossing, to Windows to the Universe, there are many ways to learn about our atmosphere, and the scientists who study it.

There are opportunities for undergraduates with internship programs such as SOARS; and Post graduate students should explore the opportunities to work with NCAR, via the Advanced Study Program.

NCAR is committed to developing and enhancing public interest in and understanding of science. Educators can take an online course, view teaching resources by grade-level in the Educator's Bridge, or get up-to-speed on Weather & Climate Basics.

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