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December 2003

The 2003 Outstanding Accomplishments Awards



HIAPER work reaches critical stage


Geo Forum takes shape


Love and marriage, NCAR style

UCAR hires GLOBE director

Delphi Questions

November 2003

Rick Anthes wins top Chinese award


Random Profile: Scott Spuler

ACD tracks aerosol production on the Irish coast

Battling cancer—with help from UCAR


Supporting homeland security
Space plans take shape, but some details are still uncertain


Delphi Questions
Tom Wigley named AAAS fellow
Shooters at the IT Corral
Overland Fire
Poster Project
HR's new quarterly newsletter

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October 2003

WRF tags Isabel
Up close with Isabel

An online overhaul

A new hat for Bob Gall


Shuttle service provides transportation—and conversation
A look back


Short takes
Unidata wins funding for new forecasting tools
Delphi Questions

September 2003

In the thick of climate change
UCAR quilters stitch for babies
Up-the-Hill 2003
Time for a Realignment
Recollections from Steve Dickson
Random Profile
Will tomorrow's cities have clean air?
Delphi Question: Nap room

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July-August 2003

Taking charge of GLOBE
Ann-Elizabeth's iggies
A SOARS summer
One hail of a storm
Fire Season
Tackling the MS150
Delphi Question: Priarie dog display
NCAR names two new senior scientists
Short takes

June 2003

NCAR again hires a diverse cadre of young scientists
Learning to lead
“I’m From the Government and I’m Here to Help You”
Random Profile: Eric Gilleland
Spring Fling
RAP wins NASA award
Delphi Question: Stolen car
A new rapid-scan radar for fast-changing storms

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May 2003

In the midnight hour: BAMEX takes aim at dangerous night storms
The long riders: How some staffers cope with epic commutes
Study finds lower atmosphere warming
An information divide
Building bridges for Latina students
Short takes
Delphi Question: Publications on the Web

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April 2003

Spacing out: Building plans take shape
Random Profile: Seth Linden
Karyn Sawyer weighs in on bombs, eels, and other career diversions
The marathoners: Staffers put in long shifts during snowstorm
ACD Studies Globe-Trotting Chemicals
A better fit: Jeffco to get new hangar
Refurbishment update: ML Library will move temporarily

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March 2003

Larry Winter: NCAR's new deputy director


Archives launching instrument collection

Vin Lally wins prestigious ballooning award

A smooth ride to Juneau: RAP maps wind shear and turbulence at isolated airport


Short takes
A special evening with an intimate of the atmosphere


Delphi Question: PTO, health benefits, and diversity training

Still soaring high

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February 2003

Coming soon: New Mesa Lab attractions


Understanding cloud systems: Are researchers closing in on a general theory of convective cloud systems?

Mentoring talk offers tips for nonscientists

Random Profile: Pete Siemsen


A SOARS pacesetter
From Asia and Africa


Delphi Question: Salaries for cleaning crew

Still soaring high

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Dec 2002/Jan 2003

The Outstanding Accomplishment Awards


Coffee for 1,200? JOSS group provides logistics for conferences, field programs

NCAR supercomputer joins list of world’s fastest

From Africa and South America


Scientists explore fundamental building blocks of the atmosphere
NCAR's influence: Way beyond its size


Sittin' with Santa

Delphi Questions

Climate convocation mulls the state of U.S. research

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