Specially developed forecasts aim to help public health officials in Africa coordinate an international immunization program against meningitis, an often deadly disease associated with dry, dusty weather patterns.
Many facets of everyday life, from boarding a plane to turning on the lights or driving down the highway, are becoming safer and more cost-effective with the help of technologies rooted in atmospheric science.
Taking aim at a sometimes deadly aviation hazard, NCAR has developed high-precision maps to warn pilots away from clouds harboring the potential to ice up their wings
Days lengthen as spring arrives, but several other signs of the season are showing up earlier and earlier. Some animals and insects aren’t adapting fast enough to this "asynchrony," and there's an...
Scientists are working to solve a critical wintertime weather mystery: how to accurately measure the amount of snow on the ground.
There’s much more to wind energy than throwing a few turbines up and watching the blades spin and the cash roll in. NCAR and partners are adding rigor and efficiency to wind power prediction and resource assessment.
Researchers looking for images to help analyze and illustrate critical weather events may find what they’re looking for at the NCAR-based Meteorological Case Study Selection Kit.
Experts from a variety of disciplines are joining forces to improve how severe-weather warnings are crafted and communicated. The "Weather-Ready Nation" initiative comes on the heels of a year packed with U.S. weather disasters.
October 9, 2012 - 10:15am
RAL scientist Fei Chen has been named an AMS Fellow for 2013. Fei specializes in modeling and observing interactions between the land surface and atmosphere, including the effects...
The new system enables utility operators to constantly anticipate the amount of energy produced by wind farms across Xcel’s service area.
August 1, 2011 - 11:00am
RAL offers many different web sites where weather experts and the public alike can retrieve useful weather information. Sites like the Aviation Digital Data Service and RAL’s...
Lab: RAL | Job Title: Division Property Administrator | Years at NCAR: 4 | Fun Fact: Is a fan of Zumba, the Latin American dance fitness program
July 1, 2011 - 11:00am
Those who work in the aviation sector require a large amount of information to route, plan, and make decisions about air traffic control, aircraft, and airport operations. The sheer amount of...
The inadvertent cloud-seeding effect occurs up to about 6 percent of the time at major airports.
The economic impacts of routine weather events can add up to 3.4% of the nation's GDP.
I have a very strong feeling that science exists to serve human betterment and improve human welfare. - Walter Orr Roberts
