Richard Fulton, OAR/NOAA Employee of the Month
This month’s Employee and Team Member of the Month have made significant positive impacts on their Line Offices, providing outstanding results for NOAA and the public we serve.
OWAQ releases FY19 Federal Funding Opportunity
The Office of Weather and Air quality released a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOAA-OAR-OWAQ-2019-2005820) for FY 2019.
Proposal call for new snow pack, soil moisture remote sensing
OAR’s Office of Weather and Air Quality (OWAQ) is soliciting proposals to support research and development that has a strong potential for advancing the use of snowpack (snow water equivalent) and soil moisture remote sensing data to improve the National Water Model (NWM) and contribute directly to the mission of NOAA’s National Water Center over…
ESPC Deputy: Improving sea ice prediction is a priority
Dr. Jessie Carman promotes ice prediction capability for next-gen GFS NOAA’s goal is to add sea ice prediction to the next generation Global Forecast System. Improving sea ice prediction is also a priority of the multi-agency federal effort called the National Earth System Prediction Capability, which aims to accelerate the short and long-term prediction of weather, climate,…
National Academy releases OWAQ funded study
Report on Integrating Social and Behavioral Sciences within the Weather Enterprise Hot off the press! The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released their study titled, “Integrating Social and Behavioral Sciences within the Weather Enterprise.” The Office of Weather and Air Quality funded the study with additional support from the National Weather Service and…
OWAQ-sponsored research suggests link between sea surface temperatures and dust storms, Valley Fever
People living in the American Southwest have experienced a dramatic increase in windblown dust storms in the last two decades, likely driven by large-scale changes in sea surface temperature in the Pacific Ocean drying the region’s soil, according to new NOAA-led research.
Agencies team up to accelerate Earth system prediction
Accurately predicting the weather – at short and long time scales – is among the most complex and important challenges faced by science. Protecting the nation’s security and economic well-being will increasingly rely on improved skill in forecasting weather, weather-driven events like floods and droughts, and long-term shifts in weather, ocean and sea-ice patterns.
Dr. John Cortinas, Director of OWAQ Chosen as Government Sector AMS Councilor for 2017
NOAA/OAR’s Director of Weather and Air Quality, Dr. John Cortinas, has been elected to the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Council. His three-year term of office will begin in January 2017. AMS is one of the nation’s leading and affluent professional organizations that supports a diverse scientific community in the fields of weather, water, and climate.
Scientists test a new tool to improve local precipitation forecasts
A new weather forecasting tool could soon find itself part of the day-to-day operations of NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS). The instrument, called Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer, or AERI, measures temperature, water vapor and trace gases (like ozone, carbon monoxide and methane) in the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere, the troposphere.
NOAA Research grants support continued tornado research in the Southeast
A study of tornadoes in the southeastern United States begins its second year this month as NOAA Research announces awards of $2.5 million in grants presented to partner institutions.