DECEMBER 21, 2021 Research Highlight Building a Theoretical Model for Thunderstorms over the Central United States Researchers developed a new model to understand the initiation of summer-time mesoscale convective systems over the central United States. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 21, 2021 Research Highlight More Accurately Representing Topography Impacts in Modeled Land Surface Processes Implementing and evaluating a new radiative transfer scheme that accounts for various topographic effects on solar radiation in an Earth system model. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 13, 2021 Research Highlight New Cloud Microphysics Improves the Simulation of Mesoscale Convective Systems Better representing cloud microphysics can Reduce model bias in simulating mesoscale convective system precipitation. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 6, 2021 Research Highlight Understanding the Oceanic Influence of the Madden-Julian Oscillation on Tropical Cyclones New analysis demonstrates that the Madden-Julian Oscillation can influence tropical cyclones in the Pacific through both the atmosphere and the ocean. ( Read More )
AUGUST 25, 2020 Research Highlight Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) Report Recognizes PNNL Contributions Contributions from researchers across Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) were recently recognized in the preliminary findings of a Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) report. ( Read More )