This study demonstrates the statistical uncertainty in estimating a threshold from small datasets is sufficient to compromise many types of drought analysis.

This research provides the first set of national-scale estimates of the contribution inflow forecasts make on the seasonally varying release and storage operations of a large sample of dams.

PNNL has added to its expanding list of universities and nonprofit research institutions through joint appointments by adding North Carolina State University (NCSU) to the portfolio.

To study the impact of accelerated dryland expansion and degradation on global dryland gross primary production (GPP,) PNNL and Washington State University researchers assessed GPP data from 2000-2014 and the CMIP5 aridity index (AI).

Radiation from natural sources in the environment can limit the performance of superconducting quantum bits, known as qubits. The discovery has implications for quantum computing and for the search for dark matter.

A cadre of physical scientists, engineers and computing experts at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is poised to participate in the launch of three new DOE Office of Science-sponsored quantum information science research centers.

The National Nuclear Security Administration Graduate Fellowship Program has welcomed aboard the Class of 2020—53 graduate students placed (virtually for now) with offices across the nuclear security enterprise.

The PNNL-led IDREAM Energy Frontier Research Center is exploring complex chemical phenomena to enable innovations in radioactive waste processing.

PNNL chemical engineer Kenneth Rappe was recognized by the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC with a 2019 Research Partner Award.

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.

Scientists at PNNL have contributed much of the nuclear science that underlies an international monitoring system designed to detect nuclear explosions worldwide. The system detects radioxenon anywhere on the planet.

With this year's COVID-19 restrictions, teleworking has created opportunities for scientists, interns, and students alike to continue researching while uncovering new relationships along the way.

This study, led by by PNNL researchers, highlights the substantial role of soil erosion in the carbon cycle simulated by Earth system models.

DOE lab and university researchers used the Community Atmospheric Model 5.3 to investigate the power sea surface temperature has on the intensification or widening of the Hadley cell in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

A team of researchers led by PNNL scientists have developed an open-source modeling platform, called Metis, that combines global human and Earth system dynamic tools with local datasets.

A study led by PNNL scientists reveals the influence of Arctic and midlatitude black carbon—or soot particles—on the frequency of extreme El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events.

This study explores the relative role of temperature and humidity in extreme wet-bulb events and spurs further research into how these factors may change the frequency and intensity of life-threatening events in the future.

In this study, PNNL researchers identified the seasonality changes in extreme precipitation over California under warming.

PNNL materials scientist Ram Devanathan named Fellow and chemist Dave Heldebrant keynotes at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2020 meeting.

PNNL researchers explored the impacts of short-term shocks on both long-term electric capacity investment and on sub-annual power system operations.