Tag: In Situ
Sep 13, 2016
Improving the Global Temperature Record
Assessing the state of the climate and how it is changing over time requires accurate, reliable data with widespread geographic coverage over long periods of…
Aug 31, 2016
Portfolio: Improving USCRN Precipitation Measurements
The U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) is a system of more than 130 climate observing stations distributed around the United States. Developed by the National…
Ronald Leeper
Climate Reference Network operations and analysis
Ronald D. Leeper’s primary area of interest is in hydrological processes. He is particularly focused on land-atmosphere interactions and how these relationships will evolve in…
Olivier Prat
Quantitative Precipitation Estimation
Since joining NCICS in 2010, Dr. Olivier Prat has worked on quantitative precipitation estimates (QPEs) derived from satellite, radar, and surface observations with a focus…
Jan 1, 2016
Multi-Profile Analysis of Soil Moisture within the US Climate Reference Network
CICS-NC’s Jesse Bell is a coauthor on a new analysis of U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) measurements of soil moisture, published in Vadose Zone Journal.…
Nov 14, 2015
Comparing AMSR-E Soil Moisture Estimates to the Extended Record of the U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN)
Building on previous work by the same author team, a paper in Advances in Water Resources reports on the use of satellite data to validate…
Dec 13, 2013
CICS-NC Develops An Interactive Map To Engage With NOAA Climate Data Users
The U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) is a network of climate monitoring stations maintained and operated by NOAA to provide climate-science-quality measurements of air temperature…
Feb 10, 2013
Global Land Surface Temperature
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…