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The best precipitation dataset in current production in the US provides data every one to three hours, on a scale of roughly 4 km (one…→

The U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) is a network of climate-monitoring stations maintained and operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide…→

Co-located with NCEI, NCSU/CICS-NC performs collaborative research and associated activities in support of NOAA mission goals related to meteorological satellite and climate data and information…→

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.…→

Freezing temperatures often adversely affect commercial and industrial operations, especially those with principal activities in an outside environment. One of the most significant hazards of…→

Surface albedo is the fraction of incoming solar radiation reflected by the land surface, and therefore is a sensitive indicator of environmental changes. Its value…→

CycloneCenter.org is a web-based interface that enables the public to help analyze the intensities of past tropical cyclones around the globe.  The global intensity record…→

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…→

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…→

Society expects openness and transparency in climate science to have a greater understanding of the certainty regarding how climate has changed and how it will…→