Current representations of shallow clouds in climate models have biases that lead to inaccuracies in models.

A new process-oriented diagnostic approach provides new insights into simulated storms and their environments.

Demonstrating methods for using a portable optical particle spectrometer, a miniaturized and highly sensitive instrument, to measure atmospheric aerosol size distributions.

Satellite observations provide insight into the processes that control the spatial distributions of dust in global climate models.

A research effort under the PNNL-led Battery500 Consortium solved a longtime debate surrounding a structure in lithium-metal battery anodes.

Scientists discovered that a warming climate delays monsoonal rain, but only over land.

Regional climate models reveal irrigation’s role in strong precipitation and low-level winds across the Central United States.

Comparing large datasets from coordinated aircraft flights provides critical information about data researcher use in a range of analyses.

Urbanization-induced land cover and anthropogenic aerosol changes result in stronger thunderstorms with enhanced precipitation in the Houston area.

Through two U.S. Department of Energy funding calls awarded in 2020, PNNL is partnering with industry and academia to advance battery materials and processes.

Long term power grid planning needs to consider regional dependencies in climate adaption plans.

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Jie Xiao was honored December 10th with the 2020 Rising Star Award by Materials Today.

Integrating information on irrigation processes into Earth system models allows for more accurate representation of the global water cycle.

Scientists have created a single-crystal, nickel-rich cathode that is hardier and more efficient than before—important progress on the road to better lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

The effects of too much CO2 can cause clouds covering the oceans to dissipate and be unable to reform.

Hector, a reduced complexity climate model, can be calibrated to emulate 30 different complex, computationally expensive Earth System Models.

New experiments show organic aerosol can be lost from the atmosphere faster than most models predict.

Historical weather data informs projections of global yields of economically important crops.

To accurately model future U.S. agricultural production, changes in international crop yields cannot be ignored.

Researchers introduced a simulated carbon cycle to the Energy Exascale Earth System Model, broadening its utility and enabling new research directions.