US methane “hotspot” is snapshot of local pollution US methane “hotspot” is snapshot of local pollution The giant methane cloud spotted by satellite over the U.S. Southwest that made national headlines in 2014 wasn’t a persistent, undiscovered “hotspot” as first thought, but the result of a nightly... Tuesday, November 24, 2020 0 274
NOAA's miniature aerosol instrument delivered to space NOAA's miniature aerosol instrument delivered to space A miniaturized aerosol spectrometer developed by scientists in NOAA’s Chemical Sciences Labotatory will be one of several insttuments making sure air in the living spaces of the International Space Station... Thursday, October 8, 2020 0 6306
Aviation is responsible for 3.5 percent of climate change, study finds Aviation is responsible for 3.5 percent of climate change, study finds The study evaluated all of the aviation industry’s contributing factors to climate change, including emissions of carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide, and the effect of contrails and contrail cirrus –... Thursday, September 3, 2020 0 13712
When smoke is in the air, all eyes turn to this NOAA weather model When smoke is in the air, all eyes turn to this NOAA weather model NOAA's HRRR-Smoke model may still be designated as experimental, but when wildfires are burning, many count on it for smoke forecasts. Wednesday, August 26, 2020 0 42155
NOAA experimental model predicts smoke movement from California fire NOAA experimental model predicts smoke movement from California fire Wednesday, August 5, 2020 0 0
New NOAA research model improves dust, air quality forecasts New NOAA research model improves dust, air quality forecasts Running on the newest version of NOAA’s Global Forecast System, or GFS, the FV3-Chem model forecasts the distribution of some primary air pollutants: smoke, soot, organic carbon, sulfate, and large and small... Thursday, July 23, 2020 0 4362
The Saharan Air Layer: What is it? Why does NOAA track it? The Saharan Air Layer: What is it? Why does NOAA track it? Wednesday, June 24, 2020 0 0
A new look at old smoke finds it has an important role in regulating the climate A new look at old smoke finds it has an important role in regulating the climate A NOAA study published in Nature Geosciences takes a new look at faint, old smoke and finds that it is just as important an influence on the climate as the thick plumes produced by active fires. Tuesday, June 2, 2020 0 3454
NOAA teams with United Nations to create locust-tracking application NOAA teams with United Nations to create locust-tracking application NOAA’s powerful air quality model used to track pollution from wildfires, volcanoes and industrial accidents is now being used to help warn communities across Africa and Asia of what have been called the... Thursday, May 7, 2020 0 11808
NOAA exploring impact of COVID-19 response on the environment NOAA exploring impact of COVID-19 response on the environment NOAA has launched a wide-ranging research effort to investigate the impact of reduced vehicle traffic, air travel, shipping, manufacturing and other activities on Earth’s atmosphere and oceans due to the... Wednesday, May 6, 2020 0 34412
0 Women in Research Katie Valentine Thursday, May 21, 2020 What's it like to spend four-plus months locked in the Arctic ice?
0 Women in Research Katie Valentine Wednesday, March 25, 2020 The building blocks of life: A day in the life of a NOAA ‘omics scientist