Wildfires Trigger Violent Storms with Large Hail and Lightning
Research reveals how heat and aerosols from wildfires initiate and invigorate severe storms.
More Urbanization Could Mean More Rain for Cities
A new study shows that urban heat island effects and increased urban aerosols can spur intense rainfall.
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.
Sulfur Dioxide Emission Height Reveals Uncertainty in Radiative Forcing Across Earth System Models
The Emissions Model Intercomparison Project examined how selected emissions-related properties affected results in 11 global chemistry and Earth-system models.
Attarian Leads National Panel at GEOINT Conference
Adam Attarian led a new panel session, titled National Labs and the GEOINT Mission, at the GEOINT 2023 Symposium, held May 21–24, 2023.
Larry Berg
Larry Berg is director of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility, leading 300+ staff across 9 national laboratories to advance atmospheric observations and improve the representation of clouds, aerosols and precipitation.
A Cluster of Scientists Participated at International Meeting
Grant Johnson and Zdenek Dohnálek gave invited presentations and chaired sessions at the Cluster Meeting 2023.
Environmental Science Internships Spark Future Careers
STEM Education programs at DOE and national labs offer environmental management internships; applications are due soon for summer 2023.
MAC Privacy Linux Kernel Module
PNNL’s MAC Privacy Linux Kernel Module project aims to interpret and integrate the IEEE standard (802.1AEdk-2023) within the Linux Kernel environment.
Corinne Fuller Appointed as Co-Director of Bioproducts Institute
Corinne Fuller has been named the new co-director of the Bioproducts Institute, a research collaboration between Washington State University and PNNL, as of July 2023.