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	Apr. 30, 2008	MOPITT Instrument - Multimedia Gallery NCAR MOPITT team (illustrations and videos) MOPITT (Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere) is an instrument flying on NASA's EOS Terra spacecraft. NCAR scientists and their international colleagues developed and run MOPITT to measure the global distributions of carbon monoxide (CO) and methane (CH4) in the troposphere. CO also serves as a tracer for other kinds of air pollution.  | News Release
	Nov. 12, 2007	Atmospheric Pollution from Megacities Sasha Madronich (ACD) (55 minutes) Air pollution from megacities not only affects local air quality, but spills over into surrounding regions, possibly to the entire globe. There are consequences for human health, cultivated and natural ecosystems, visibility, atmospheric energy budgets, weather modification, and climate. He points out areas of uncertainty where further research is needed. Recent studies show that dilution is not a solution.
	Oct. 18, 2007	The Story of Ozone in Our Atmosphere: A Success Story Guy Brasseur (ESSL) (58 minutes) Brasseur provides a historical perspective on the discovery of the chemical nature of this gas and its ability to protect the biosphere from harmful ultraviolet solar radiation. It took decades for scientists to understand how ozone is formed and how it is destroyed. Brasseur discusses the role of observations, laboratory studies, and modeling in successfully addressing the problem of the Antarctic ozone hole, which was created by the use of industrially manufactured chlorofluorocarbons. The efforts to reduce ozone depletion have also had a protective effect on the climate, making this is a story of success for both the scientific community and policymakers.
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	Jul. 08, 2008	The Energy Challenge of Climate Change: More Urgent Than We Thought Tom Wigley (NCAR), Jae Edmonds (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Maryland) (32 minutes) In this congressional briefing Wigley notes that the amount of carbon-free energy required to stabilize CO2 concentrations has been built into no-climate-policy scenarios. These assumed changes may be unrealistic in the face of rapid development in Asia. According to Edmonds, stabilizing CO2 concentrations at 550 ppm will require new science and technology to reduce the cost of such an effort.  | GTSP Report
	May. 21, 2008	The Role of Moisture in the Madden-Julian Oscillation David A. Randall (Colorado State University) (65 minutes) Randall's group has been using a superparameterized version of the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM) to study the Madden-Julian Oscillation. Comparing results to both observations and results from the conventional CAM, he presents an analysis of the processes that give rise to the MJO in the Super-CAM model.
	Apr. 30, 2008	Weather Modification - Multimedia Gallery NCAR & UCAR News Center (illustrations and videos) Commercial operators, governments, and academic researchers worldwide are engaging in cloud seeding and other weather modification projects to try to influence local conditions. NCAR scientists and their colleagues are investigating efforts to build up wintertime snowpack in the western United States and bring more rain to drought-stricken regions around the world.  | Media Advisory
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	May. 21, 2008	The Role of Moisture in the Madden-Julian Oscillation David A. Randall (Colorado State University) (65 minutes) Randall's group has been using a superparameterized version of the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM) to study the Madden-Julian Oscillation. Comparing results to both observations and results from the conventional CAM, he presents an analysis of the processes that give rise to the MJO in the Super-CAM model.
	May. 19, 2008	Bluefire Supercomputer - Multimedia Gallery NCAR & UCAR News Center (videos and illustrations) NCAR has taken delivery of a new IBM supercomputer that will advance research into severe weather and the future of Earth's climate. The supercomputer, a Power 575 Hydro-Cluster, is the first in a highly energy-efficient class of machines to be shipped anywhere in the world.  | News Release
	Aug. 08, 2007	Warren Washington's Unique Contributions for the Development of NCAR General Circulation Model (GCM) Akira Kasahara (CGD) (25 minutes) Talk 3 of 15 on Day 1 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Kasahara discusses how the NCAR General Circulation Model developed. The design principle was community use with documentation and was based on the work of L.K. Richardson. Kasahara cites the contributions of Washington to the entire process of development.
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	Jul. 08, 2008	The Energy Challenge of Climate Change: More Urgent Than We Thought Tom Wigley (NCAR), Jae Edmonds (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Maryland) (32 minutes) In this congressional briefing Wigley notes that the amount of carbon-free energy required to stabilize CO2 concentrations has been built into no-climate-policy scenarios. These assumed changes may be unrealistic in the face of rapid development in Asia. According to Edmonds, stabilizing CO2 concentrations at 550 ppm will require new science and technology to reduce the cost of such an effort.  | GTSP Report
	Sep. 24, 2007	Briefing: Climate Impacts and Adaptation in the United States: Lessons from Agriculture and Water Resources Peter Gleick (Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security), William Easterling (Pennsylvania State University), Rosina Bierbaum (University of Michigan) (97 minutes) New research in the United States and internationally highlights the need for policymakers to begin to look at combined efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while adapting to unavoidable impacts, particularly in the areas of water resources and agriculture. This briefing addresses what we know and need to know about these climate impacts for the United States and offers insights into what the federal government needs to consider in terms of resources and organization to ensure that national efforts meet the needs of decision makers.
	Jul. 10, 2007	A National Hurricane Research Initiative: Meeting Society's Needs Senators Nelson and Martinez; Panelists Max Mayfield (WPLG-TV; former director, National Hurricane Center), Shuyi Chen (University of Miami), Judith Curry (Georgia Institute of Technology), Craig Fugate (Florida Division of Emergency Management), Greg Holland (MMM) (56 minutes) Holland and panel of experts discuss recent advances and future priorities for hurricane research as well as real-world benefits including improved operational forecasts, warnings, and emergency response. Legislation before both the House and Senate would implement the recommendations of the January 2007 National Science Board (NSB) report Hurricane Warning by creating a National Hurricane Research Initiative.
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	Jun. 27, 2008	The Global Warming Diet: Food Climate Connections Eugene Cordero (San Jose State University) (60 minutes, ReadyTalk) For this inaugural talk in Sustainable UCAR's Topics in Sustainability series, Cordero focuses on food, how it is grown, where it comes from, and how changing one's diet can reduce carbon emissions as effectively as buying a new fuel-efficient car. Sustainable UCAR is the resource for best practices in sustainability at NCAR & UCAR, coordinating efforts that support a healthy environment, social equity, and enhanced organizational productivity.  | Abstract
	Jun. 16, 2008	What is science in the future going to look like? Kelvin Droegemeier (University of Oklahoma) (46 minutes) Droegemeier talks to SOARS participants about the future of the atmospheric sciences. He points to growing opportunities in private industry and urges students to take courses and gain experience in communications, computer science, and business.
	Apr. 30, 2008	MOPITT Instrument - Multimedia Gallery NCAR MOPITT team (illustrations and videos) MOPITT (Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere) is an instrument flying on NASA's EOS Terra spacecraft. NCAR scientists and their international colleagues developed and run MOPITT to measure the global distributions of carbon monoxide (CO) and methane (CH4) in the troposphere. CO also serves as a tracer for other kinds of air pollution.  | News Release
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	Oct. 23, 2007	Solar Telescope Reaches 120,000 Feet on Jumbo-Jet-Sized Balloon - Multimedia Gallery NCAR & UCAR News Center (videos, animations, photos) The Sunrise project test clears the way for long-duration polar balloon flights beginning in 2009. These flights will capture unprecedented details of the Sun's surface. This multimedia gallery offers photographs, animations, and videos.  | News Release
	Oct. 17, 2007	Aerosol Mass Spectrometric Characterization of Organic Particles: New Techniques and Field Results Jose Luis Jimenez (CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder) (51 minutes) Jimenez discusses the use of aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometers for the characterization of organic aerosols. Jimenez summarizes recent spectrometer developments and presents results from several recent field campaigns in the United States and Mexico. He compares secondary organic aerosols and total organic aerosols derived from currently used models to real-world aerosols.  | Abstract
	Oct. 03, 2007	T-REX: Terrain-induced Rotor Experiment, March-April 2006 Vanda Grubisic (Desert Research Institute) (51 minutes) Grubisic decribes the methodology and results from the second phase of a coordinated effort to explore the structure and evolution of atmospheric rotors (intense low-level horizontal vortices that form along an axis parallel to, and downstream of, a mountain ridge crest) as well as associated phenomena in complex terrain. Results show that a second mountain range promotes wave trapping and nonlinear wave resonance at large distances. Future study will focus on the effects of upstream atmospheric structure. About T-REX.
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	Apr. 10, 2007	Why Has Indian Monsoon Rainfall Been Going Down, and Have Black Carbon Aerosols Played a Role? Gerald Meehl (CGD) (42 minutes) It is likely that black carbon aerosols have contributed to recent decreases in Indian monsoon rainfall (and to increases in premonsoon rainfall).
	Mar. 20, 2007	Arctic Warmth, Greenland Melting, and Sea-Level Rise: A Lesson from the Past Bette Otto-Bliesner (CGD) (55 minutes) Discussing a period in the past?the last Interglacial, which occurred 130,000-116,000 years ago when there was less glacial ice on the earth and sea levels were four to six meters higher than present levels.
	Mar. 13, 2007	Radiative Transfer in Global Models: Problems and Prospects William Collins (CGD) (46 minutes) Discussion of successes on processes and models; Problems that affect abiltiy to assess climate change
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	Jun. 16, 2008	What is science in the future going to look like? Kelvin Droegemeier (University of Oklahoma) (46 minutes) Droegemeier talks to SOARS participants about the future of the atmospheric sciences. He points to growing opportunities in private industry and urges students to take courses and gain experience in communications, computer science, and business.
	Apr. 25, 2008	Planning for Seven Generations: The Perspective of the Next Generation - Bull Bennett and Casey Thornbrugh Casey Thornbrugh (University of Arizona and Tohono O'odham Community College) (42 minutes) Talk 1 of 8 on Day 2 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. Bennet describes 21st century Indians as grounded in their own culture and able to integrate that with modern technology. Speaking from Arizona, Thornbrugh reviews the cultural background, mentoring, and education that have shaped him. In his life and teaching he tries to bring together his scientific training and the American Indian experience and culture.  | Conference Website
	Apr. 25, 2008	Planning for Seven Generations: The Perspective of the Next Generation - Bret Harper Bret Harper (Black and Veatch) (32 minutes) Talk 2 of 8 on Day 2 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. Harper, a former SOARS protégé, describes his research into ENSO's influence on the production of wind energy. He also discusses the state of the West Coast salmon fishery and his participation in a California tribal ecological knowledge program. The program's goal is restoration of tribal lands and of the tribe itself.
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	Apr. 30, 2008	Weather Modification - Multimedia Gallery NCAR & UCAR News Center (illustrations and videos) Commercial operators, governments, and academic researchers worldwide are engaging in cloud seeding and other weather modification projects to try to influence local conditions. NCAR scientists and their colleagues are investigating efforts to build up wintertime snowpack in the western United States and bring more rain to drought-stricken regions around the world.  | Media Advisory
	Oct. 09, 2007	The 21st Century Outlook for Disasters - and How We Will Cope William H. Hooke (American Meteorological Society) (52 minutes) Social trends, such as increased human population, rising per capita consumption of natural resources, and an accelerating pace of societal and technological advance appear to be on a collision course with our planet's workings. This has implications for both (1) the future of disasters themselves, and (2) the coping strategies available to us.  | Abstract
	Oct. 03, 2007	T-REX: Terrain-induced Rotor Experiment, March-April 2006 Vanda Grubisic (Desert Research Institute) (51 minutes) Grubisic decribes the methodology and results from the second phase of a coordinated effort to explore the structure and evolution of atmospheric rotors (intense low-level horizontal vortices that form along an axis parallel to, and downstream of, a mountain ridge crest) as well as associated phenomena in complex terrain. Results show that a second mountain range promotes wave trapping and nonlinear wave resonance at large distances. Future study will focus on the effects of upstream atmospheric structure. About T-REX.
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	Jan. 16, 2008	Space Weather: New Prospects for a Technology-Based Global Economy Tom Bogdan (NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center) (50 minutes) Space weather traces its origins to the Sun's dynamic variability. It is driven by the combined actions of rotation, turbulent convection, and magnetic fields. Solar weather follows a quasi-11-year cycle and can be correlated with auroral activity. Bogdan lists three varieties of solar weather that are analogous to Earth's tornadoes, hurricanes, and wind. Solar weather can be forecast using the same kinds of tools that meteorologists use and is important to a growing client base. Our rapidly evolving high-tech global economy has become increasingly vulnerable to the effects of space weather on the health of airline workers, air transportation, satellite communications, warfare, fossil fuel extraction, power generation, human exploration, and commercial utilization of space.
	Oct. 23, 2007	Solar Telescope Reaches 120,000 Feet on Jumbo-Jet-Sized Balloon - Multimedia Gallery NCAR & UCAR News Center (videos, animations, photos) The Sunrise project test clears the way for long-duration polar balloon flights beginning in 2009. These flights will capture unprecedented details of the Sun's surface. This multimedia gallery offers photographs, animations, and videos.  | News Release
	Aug. 30, 2007	Scientists Find Elusive Waves in Sun's Corona; Discovery Can Help Unlock Secrets of Corona's Heat, Solar Storms - Multimedua Gallery NCAR & UCAR News Center (animation, illustration, photo) Scientists for the first time have observed elusive oscillations in the Sun's corona, known as Alfven waves. These waves transport energy outward from the surface of the Sun.  | News Release
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