A new forecasting tool boosts the detail and accuracy of short-term wind forecasts, offering another way to increase the efficiency of wind energy production.
NCAR scientists are developing a system to relay updates on weather and road conditions to and from wireless-enabled vehicles.
Thanks to deicing treatment and careful route selection, commercial pilots now avoid most of the threat that ice will encase critical parts of a plane. But another, more mysterious kind of in-flight icing hazard is now gaining attention.
A partnership between NCAR and Xcel Energy has produced a wind forecasting system that is widely considered to be one of the most advanced of its kind.
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...
I have a very strong feeling that science exists to serve human betterment and improve human welfare.
- Walter Orr Roberts, First NCAR Director
