Warming Weakens the June 2012 North American Derecho
Models show that in a warmer climate, the 2012 North American derecho would shrink and decay earlier in Mid-Atlantic coastal areas.
Emulating Interactions Between Atmospheric Particles and Light with Machine Learning
Randomly constructed neural networks can learn how to represent light interacting with atmospheric aerosols accurately at a low computational cost and improve climate modeling capabilities.
A Flexible Feature Tracking Package for Climate Science
A new open-source feature tracking package is now available to facilitate advanced model evaluation, model development efforts, and scientific discovery.
Applying a Mathematical Diagnostic Tool to Detect Numerical Pathologies in Atmospheric Physics Parameterizations
A success story of applying convergence testing to detect and address issues of numerical discretization in nonlinear representations of turbulence and clouds.
From Supercomputers to Regional Climate Data: Exploring Best Practices for “Variable-Resolution” Modeling
A holistic evaluation of the uncertainty sources that arise from configuring the model to processing the output for global variable-resolution models.
Delivering Mighty Impact for DOE User Facility
ACMD staff contributed to 30 years of atmospheric data collection for the Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement user facility.
Finding A Natural Cycle in Antarctic Oscillation
Researchers found a 150-day period in Antarctic circulation, something that many current climate models do not represent accurately.
Resolution Matters When Choosing the Meteorological Forcing for Watershed Simulations
Watershed hydrological responses are sensitive to the spatial and temporal resolution of the gridded meteorological forcing used in simulations.
PNNL Scientist Inspires Next Generation at the National Science Bowl
Physicist Emily Mace will share her science journey and an interactive presentation about her current research with middle school and high school students from across the country at the National Science Bowl.