NCICS News
Oct 9, 2015
Comparing CMIP3 and CMIP5 Climate Simulations
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released a new report comparing results for the United States from two generations of climate model simulations.…
Oct 1, 2015
MODIS: A Decade of Sea Surface Temperatures
Satellite-based instruments are the best tools we have for measuring sea surface temperatures (SSTs) on a global scale, but turning infrared sensor data into accurate…
Sep 8, 2015
New Executive Director of American Association of State Climatologists
The Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites–North Carolina (CICS-NC) welcomes retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Kerr as the first full-time Executive Director of the…
Aug 25, 2015
Asheville Selected for U.S. Climate Organization's National Office
The American Association of State Climatologists (AASC) and the Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County (EDC) announced today that the AASC will locate its headquarters…
Aug 21, 2015
Net Surface Shortwave Radiation from GOES Imagery—Product Evaluation Using Ground-Based Measurements from SURFRAD
The balance of incoming and outgoing radiation at the Earth’s surface plays a crucial role in how energy and water is exchanged between the surface…
Jul 16, 2015
Extending the Soil Moisture Record
Long-term data on soil moisture can be invaluable for making decisions about agricultural irrigation, understanding and predicting drought, and improving global climate models. Unfortunately, accurate…
Jul 13, 2015
Calibrating Satellite Data to Better Understand Clouds
The International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) collects and analyzes satellite data in order to advance our understanding of clouds—how they are distributed around the…
Jun 8, 2015
Can You Forecast the Next Epidemic?
The Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites–North Carolina (CICS-NC) is working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Centers for Disease Control and…
Apr 10, 2015
Winter Severity and Frost Depth in a Warming Climate
In many areas of the country, proper building design and construction depend on accurate expectations of how deeply the ground will freeze in the winter.…
Mar 16, 2015
A Unified Framework for Measuring Stewardship Practices Applied to Digital Environmental Datasets
Collecting, curating, and delivering accurate, reliable environmental data sets is a difficult task. But the work doesn’t stop there. Ensuring that data sets are adequately…