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Clouds and rainbow from a
recent road trip to New Mexico (Photo by Carlye Calvin.)
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NCAR researchers investigate
air pollution, climate change
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The
Arctic is often perceived as a pristine place,
located as it is far from the world’s smokestacks.
And yet its atmosphere serves as a receptor for
air pollution from the industrial regions of North
America, Europe, and Asia.
The reddish-brown
soup of pollution that peaks in late winter and
early spring even has a name—Arctic haze.
During the summer, smoke from wildfires joins
the mix.
This spring and
summer, NCAR researchers from ESSL/ACD and EOL
are supporting a NASA field project to investigate
the chemistry of the Arctic’s lower atmosphere.
Their objective is to identify how air pollution
contributes to climate change in the region and
learn more about why the Arctic’s climate
is changing so rapidly.
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 NASA’s
DC-8 research aircraft casts a shadow on snow
and open water near Barrow, Alaska, during the
first phase of ARCTAS in April. (Photo by Jane
Peterson, National Suborbital Education and Research
Center, University of North Dakota.) |
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NCAR
names three new senior scientists
The UCAR Board of
Trustees appointed three new senior scientists
in May. Senior scientists provide NCAR with long-term
scientific leadership. More >
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Bluefire
burns hot - with less energy
In May, CISL installed a new IBM
supercomputer that significantly increases NCAR’s
computing power. More > |
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Researchers
study monsoon in Taiwan
About 20 NCAR researchers, led
by Wen-Chau Lee (EOL), are in Taiwan at various
points this month for the Terrain-influenced Monsoon
Rainfall Experiment (TiMREX) field campaign, which
runs May 15–June 30. More > |
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Random
Profile
Every other month, Staff Notes Monthly
spotlights a staff member selected from the
phone directory.This month we profile
Greg Byrd in COMET. More > |
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Short
Takes
An overview of projects throughout
the organization. More > |
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UCAR
readies new financial management tools
For two years, a team of staff
from across UCAR, NCAR, and UOP has been defining
requirements for a suite of new financial management
tools. As a result of this work, FinTools is taking
shape. More > |
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ISSE
finds new home in RAL
In May, NCAR dissolved
SERE (Societal-Environmental Research and Education
Laboratory) in the face of prolonged budget stress. More >
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Delphi
questions
PayFlex, space guidelines, severe
weather alerts. More > |
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Beth Holland (ESSL/ACD) rides to work in
style. June is Colorado Bike Month, featuring
Bike to Work Day on June 25. More than 100
locations across the Boulder-Denver area
will offer free breakfasts, refreshments,
and prizes to participants during the morning
commute. The UCAR cafeteria is also giving
$1 credits to staff for each day of walking,
biking, or taking public transportation during
the week of June 23–27.
For more information, visit www.fin.ucar.edu/sustainability/events.html.
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