Meet scientist Branko Kosovic and discover how his team helps the transition to renewable energy by developing better weather forecasts and technology.
The surface of the Earth is a patchwork of many colors. Find out how the colors of our planet impact climate.
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Weather balloons carry instruments high in the atmosphere to measure wind, temperature, and humidity.
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A guest post by NCAR scientist Peggy Lemone - How do you measure rain? And how accurate are the measurements?
In this activity, students identify the location of an atmospheric river over the Pacific (also called the Pineapple Express) by analyzing water vapor data collected by COSMIC satellites.
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Layers of Earth's atmosphere: troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere.
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With visualizations we can see the entire planet from all angles at once. We can see the invisible – such as water vapor in the atmosphere and the way air flows around the world.