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The NOAA Weather Program Office (WPO) Social Science Program (SSP) is excited to announce the SSP Data Forums, a two-part virtual forum series as part of its sustained efforts to support and expand data capabilities and collaboration across the social, behavioral, and economic sciences (SBES) extreme weather community. The series is meant to provide…
The Weather Program Office Social Science Program (WPO SSP) is pleased to announce the release of a new StoryMap, highlighting the March 14-16, 2025, severe weather outbreak which produced more than 115 tornadoes, numerous wildfires, dust storms, damaging winds, and large hail across the Central and Southern United States. Titled “Strengthening America’s Resilience to Extreme…
This project aims to enhance the realism of global ocean and sea ice simulations by implementing a version of the Modular Ocean Model version 6 (MOM6) and Sea Ice Simulator version 2 (SIS2) model on a higher resolution grid than what is typically used in climate studies.
The NOAA Weather Program Office (WPO) Social Science Program (SSP) will be hosting a virtual September Series focused on sharing program guidance and best practices for proposal and budget development gleaned from recent competition cycles. The first session will be held on September 23, 2025 from 2:00-3:30pm ET and will focus on the importance of…
We’re excited to share that the Subseasonal-to-Seasonal (S2S) Predictions community will host dedicated sessions at the upcoming AGU and AMS conferences! We welcome abstract submissions from researchers, practitioners, and experts across meteorology, climate science, hydrology, and related fields. These sessions are an opportunity to explore innovative research, spark collaboration, and advance the science and application…
We are excited to announce the publication of the S2S Community Workshop: Toward Minimizing Early Model Biases and Errors in S2S Predictions, authored by Christine Bassett and Mark Olsen, Ph.D. The summary captures key insights from the workshop held in July 2024 in Boulder, Colorado, which brought together scientists, model developers, operational forecasters, and end…
The NOAA Weather Program Office (WPO) is proud to announce the launch of REACH—the Research Explorer for Articles, Code, and Hosted Data—a thrilling new tool set to transform open science! Developed by the Portfolio Analysis and Research Transitions (PART) team, REACH connects practitioners, scientists, policymakers, and the public to more than 700 research outputs, including…
The Weather Program Office welcomes two William M. Lapenta Interns this summer. Claire Miller, a senior at Middlebury College, continues ongoing work to refine the application process for WPO funding competitions. Claire will conduct focus groups and analyze applicant surveys, providing recommendations to further improve how WPO receives proposals for innovative and relevant research. Rowin…
This fall, the Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) and the Unified Forecast System (UFS) community will deliver a four-day Unifying Innovations in Forecasting Capabilities Workshop (UIFCW25) at University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Center Green in Boulder, Colorado or online, September 8-12, 2025. Registration and abstract submissions are FREE! Abstracts for UIFCW 2025 are…
UCAR | CPAESS and NOAA’s Weather Program Office are pleased to welcome the second class of the Weather Program Office (WPO) Innovation for Next Generation Scientists (WINGS) Dissertation Fellowship of 2025–2027. The purpose of this fellowship is to help PhD students gain real-world, doctoral experience applying expertise in their field of study to weather model…