Fall 2002

In this issue

What are the odds? Pinning down climate change for policy makers
President's Corner:The rescue of an ice-bound ship in Antarctica and the blurring of research and operations
With COSMIC and company, radio occultation comes of age
UCAR acquires new campus
Summer storms: More predictable than we thought?
A look at this summer’s Boulder-area workshops
Uncertainty and daily life on the North Slope
Governance Update
HIAPER instrument workshop set for November

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