Category: Expertise
Mar 11, 2020
The North Carolina Climate Science Report
The North Carolina Climate Science Report Today, NCICS released the North Carolina Climate Science Report, a scientific assessment of historical climate trends and potential future…
Feb 19, 2020
North Carolina Climate Science Report
About the Report The North Carolina Climate Science Report (NCCSR) is a scientific assessment of historical climate trends and potential future climate change in North…
Dec 19, 2019
Using a Neural Network to Detect Weather Fronts
NCICS researchers Jim Biard and Kenneth Kunkel have developed a deep learning neural network tool called DL-FRONT that automatically identifies weather fronts in datasets of…
Dec 19, 2019
Hurricanes Harvey and Florence: Historical Context
In 2017 and 2018, the United States experienced historic rainfall totals and damaging inland floods from two slow-moving hurricanes—Harvey and Florence. In a new paper…
Dec 19, 2019
Submonthly Temperature Data and Extreme Heat Events
Homogenized Temperature Data at Submonthly Frequencies Researchers interested in how heat waves and cold waves are changing over time, or in how particular heat or…
Steven Marcus
Steven Marcus is an information technology support specialist with NCICS. He began his career as a computer-aided design draftsman for a panelized housing manufacturer in…
Kate Johnson
Geographic information science, Web development, National Climate Assessment
Katharine (Kate) Johnson has more than thirteen years of experience with geographic information systems (GIS). She earned a PhD in Geography from the University of…
Sep 9, 2019
Carl Schreck on the ACC Today show
GOES-16 image of Hurricane Dorian, September 5, 2019. As Hurricane Dorian was headed towards the Florida coast last week, Florida State and Boise State decided…
Apr 30, 2019
Scott Stevens on The Weather Channel's AMHQ
On April 30, 2019, Scott Stevens appeared live on the AMHQ program on The Weather Channel, speaking with Jim Cantore and Stephanie Abrams about recent…
Apr 11, 2019
Precipitation and Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes
New research reveals that the overall risk of a fatal car crash increases by about 34% during precipitation events in the contiguous United States. Compared…