Winter 2001

In this issue

New CCSM is nearly ready for prime time: Some of the progress in CCSM model components
President's Corner: How can the science community respond to 11 September?
What's on your mind? UCAR Forum addresses university concerns
NCAR powers up climate and weather research with enhanced IBM system
Behind the scenes of the new system: Business as usual—but bigger and faster: Models used in the ARCS benchmark tests
Student-built satellite detects extra X-rays from the Sun
TIMED heads for the atmospheric frontier: Just the facts
OU signs $10.6 million alliance with energy firm: The new NAS panel on public-private issues
What's driving the federal costs of flooding disasters?
A postdoc reaches across the information divide: An invitation to participate
Preliminary results from ACE-Asia
Flight time available for instrument testing on NSF/NCAR C-130
Science Bits: Does deforestation trigger regional drying?; Air-quality monitor from UC-Davis deployed at World Trade Center site

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