Measuring Ice Nucleating Activity in the Ambient Atmosphere
Measuring the ice nucleation activity of particles in the ambient atmosphere can help develop better representations for use in climate models.
Seawater Drives Tree Mortality Through Carbon Starvation
Measurements of forest after an anomalous seawater exposure event reveals carbon starvation as dominant process underlying deaths.
Sunrise to Sunset Earth Day Event
Join the Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the 16 other national laboratories as they commemorate Earth Day 2022.
Studying Water in the Mountain Air
PNNL scientists are taking part in a Department of Energy climate science field campaign in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
Combining Multiple Levels of Molecular Resolution Reveals Ecological Processes
New data analysis approach gives researchers deeper understanding of microbial ecology and evolution.
Soil Ecosystems Collection Established
Researchers from the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory are collecting soil cores as part of the 1000 Soils Research Pilot to develop a database of molecular-level data from belowground ecosystems.
Reviewing Urban Impact on Regional Climate and Extreme Weather
Examining the vast scientific literature about the urban impact on weather and climate enabled researchers to synthesize current understanding and to inform future work.
Jet Shift Causes Seasonally Dependent Future Changes in Midwest Hydroclimate
A global warming-induced poleward shift of the westerly jet affects the hydroclimate of the U.S. Midwest differently in the spring and summer.
Kaul Elected to American Meteorological Society Committee
Colleen Kaul was elected to a three-year term on the American Meteorological Society’s Energy Committee, which began January 2022.