A newly developed diagnostic framework helps explain an origin of the persistent “double ITCZ” error in many climate models.

Niri Govind and Amity Andersen co-hosted a workshop to explain how to use theory and modeling in the interpretation of X-ray absorption spectroscopy data.

An overview of the Energy Exascale Earth System Model project describing its goals, science drivers, and development and highlighting its key findings.

PNNL is piloting a novel web-based resilience planning tool for managing risk to mission-critical infrastructure from disruptions in energy and water services.

A new framework facilitates scenario evaluation of models with high regional detail—a key component for credible analysis.

Decadal variations in the tropical ocean warming pattern have previously masked but will later amplify the anthropogenically forced changes in the tropical rainband.

Scientists used the strength of land-atmosphere coupling to improve predictions of East Asian summer monsoon rainfall.

Earth scientist Susannah Burrows selected as one of seven new members of the Atmospheric Research Measurement facility user executive committee

A new type of ice chamber allows researchers to understand how ice forms on atmospheric aerosol particles.

PNNL streamlines environmental review process for advanced reactors, saving years and millions of dollars toward deployments of new nuclear power projects.

Earth scientist Jiwen Fan appointed to a four-year term as an editor of the Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems handling atmosphere papers.

Variability in field measurement conditions likely does not impact estimates of an important flux in the global carbon cycle.

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

PNNL-developed Water Balance Tool estimates consumption for major water end-uses. Understanding the breakout of water use identifies water efficiency opportunities and allows facility managers to spot potential system losses.

Bin Zhao was appointed as an associate editor to both Geophysical Research Letters and Frontiers in Environmental Science.

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.

PNNL seismologist Hunter Knox has been named general chairperson of the Geothermal Rising Conference.

PNNL created an assessment method and maturity model that helps manufacturers building products for the power grid implement consistent cybersecurity best practices throughout their development lifecycle.

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