Search Results for: science projections
Feb 2, 2013
Regional Climate Trends & Scenarios
A nine-part report, led by NCA Technical Support Unit (TSU) lead scientist Kenneth Kunkel, has been produced as input to the Third National Climate Assessment.…→
Sep 25, 2018
Putting Hurricane Florence into Historical Perspective
Preliminary research by NCICS’ Kenneth Kunkel indicates that Hurricane Florence was among the rainiest storms to hit the United States in the last 70 years. Based…→
Feb 10, 2013
Developing Applications for the Energy Sector
Satellite proxies for tropical rainfall (shaded) can identify changes in the global circulation (contours). These patterns help the energy sector anticipate changes in demand over…→
Feb 10, 2013
Uncertainty Quantification
Policy makers rely on climate observations and model predictions that inherently contain uncertainties. Accurate characterization of these uncertainties is necessary to make well-informed decisions. Observations…→
Jun 14, 2016
Trends and Extremes in Northern Hemisphere Snow Characteristics
A new study by CICS-NCs Kenneth Kunkel, Sarah Champion, and Rebekah Frankson, along with co-authors from Rutgers University and ERT Inc., establishes the current state…→
Dec 14, 2015
Global Land Surface Extremes of Precipitation
In an article published in the Journal of Extreme Events, CICS-NC’s Kenneth Kunkel and Rebekah Frankson analyze trends in heavy precipitation events and their relationships…→
Aug 25, 2016
Seasonal and regional variations in extreme precipitation event frequency using CMIP5
Climate models are central to our ability to predict and adapt to the major long-term weather and climate changes that we are likely to experience…→
Jul 8, 2016
TR144 Data
Data from NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 144 The following figures were created by the National Climate Assessment (NCA) Technical Support Unit (TSU) for the NOAA Technical…→
Jun 6, 2017
Eclipse Viewability Map
On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will sweep across the continental United States, starting in the Pacific Northwest at around 9am Pacific Daylight…→