http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app News from www.gfdl.noaa.gov en 2009-11-22T22:28:39-05:00 hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.19/title.gfdl-scientist-making-a-green-difference Oceanographer Whit Anderson is a recipient of the 2009 NOAA Green Steward Award. As a dedicated cycling enthusiast, Whit is among many GFDL employees who commute to work by bicycle regularly. The award recognizes Whit for his efforts to have bicycle lockers installed at GFDL, to accommodate the growing number of bike commuters, and encouraging others to do so. 2009 is the inaugural year for this award. NOAA strives to recognize and reward employees who initiate "best green practices", to encourage personal actions for a cleaner, healthier planet and lifestyle. General 2009-11-05 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.18/title.gfdl-hosts-global-interoperability-program Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory will host the inaugural meeting of NOAA's Global Interoperability Program (GIP) on November 5-6, 2009. GIP promotes coordination of software infrastructure development that makes possible U.S. and international programs in climate and weather research, operational forecasting, and assessments and impacts of environmental change. This distributed and complex infrastructure allows groups from different institutions to work together collaboratively, sharing modeling components, real-time forecasts, model and observational data, and analysis and visualization services. General 2009-11-05 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.17/title.increase-in-atlantic-hurricane-numbers-likely-due-to-improvements-in-monitoring Records of Atlantic hurricanes seem to show an increase in storm frequency since the late 19th century, but research published this week reveals that the increase in tropical storm and hurricane numbers is likely due to better observations of short-lived storms. Improvements in observational tools and analysis techniques have resulted in more complete storm monitoring and recording systems. Climate_Variability 2009-08-11 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.15/title.gfdl-to-host-international-aerocom-workshop Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) will host the 8th annual AeroCom Workshop, featuring seminars and posters related to aerosol research. The event will be held at GFDL, in Princeton, NJ, from October 5-7, 2009. AeroCom is an international initiative of scientists working to advance our understanding of global aerosol and its impact on climate. Atmos_Physics_Chemistry 2009-07-16 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.14/title.gfdl-scientists-prepare-to-welcome-lab-review-team GFDL's research programs will undergo a comprehensive external review, from June 30 to July 2, 2009. Members of the review panel will evaluate the quality, relevance and value of the lab's research to both internal and external interests. General 2009-06-19 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.13/title.climate-and-fisheries-scientists-collaborate The Cooperative Institute for Climate Sciences, a joint institute of GFDL and Princeton University, will sponsor a workshop "Applying IPCC-class models of Global Warming to Fisheries Prediction", to be held at Princeton University's Lewis Library from June 15-17, 2009. Key scientific topics, such as regional downscaling of climate results, will be discussed in greater detail at the workshop. General 2009-06-15 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.12/title.gfdl-director-delivers-bert-bolin-lecture-in-stockholm GFDL's Director, Dr. V. "Ram" Ramaswamy, was invited to give the second annual Bert Bolin Lecture on Climate Research at Stockholm University. Ram's lecture, delivered on May 29, 2009, explored the significant role that pollution particulates (aerosols) from human-induced emissions have played in the evolution of the global climate in the twentieth century. General 2009-06-08 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.16/title.agu-editor-s-citation-for-excellence-gabriel-a-vecchi Gabriel A. Vecchi awarded AGU Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Geophysical Research Letters Climate_Variability 2009-05-26 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.10/title.p-c-d-chris-milly-elected-agu-fellow P.C.D. (Chris) Milly was recently named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Dr. Milly is a hydrologist who has worked at NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory since 1988, as part of a long-term collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey. Climate_Variability 2009-02-03 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.9/title.andrew-wittenberg-received-the-2009-journal-of-climate-editor-s-award Journal of Climate Editor's Award Andrew Wittenberg received the 2009 Journal of Climate Editor's Award "For his dependably scholarly, constructive, and thorough reviews." Climate_Variability 2009-01-14 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.1/title.yi-ming-receives-presidential-award Yi Ming, research physical scientist at GFDL, was just named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The Presidential Award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government to recognize and support the extraordinary achievements of young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers in science and technology. Atmos_Physics_Chemistry 2008-12-20 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.4/title.gfdl-research-scientist-earns-first-noaa-science-communication-award On December 11, 2008, Keith Dixon received the first Dr. Daniel L. Albritton Outstanding Science Communicator Award. This honor recognizes substantial accomplishments in communicating science and research to policy makers or other non-scientific audiences over extended periods of time. NOAA Research established the award to increase the effectiveness of communications between employees and non-scientists including the general public, policymakers, and stakeholders. Climate_Variability 2008-12-11 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.2/title.gfdl-s-hurricane-forecast-model-achieves-high-accuracy-in-2008-season Since it became operational in 1995, the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory’s (GFDL) hurricane forecast model has consistently been among the leading models used by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) for accuracy in predicting hurricane track and intensity. GFDL’s hurricane forecast model performed extremely well again in the 2008 hurricane season. Weather_and_Atmosphere 2008-11-30 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.8/title.noaa-s-administrator-s-award T. Delworth, R. Stouffer and T. Knutson received NOAA's Administrator's Award. Climate_Variability 2008-10-15 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.7/title.2008-oar-outstanding-paper-award 2008 OAR Outstanding Paper Award presented to S. Zhang, M. Harrison, A. Rosati and A. Wittenberg Climate_Variability 2008-10-15 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.6/title.gfdl-to-run-next-generation-high-resolution-climate-models-on-doe-supercomputers GFDL to run next generation high resolution climate models on DOE supercomputers Climate_Variability 2008-09-09 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.11/title.localized-pollution-plays-large-role-in-future-climate-change Projected changes in Asian air quality can lead to significant summertime warming and drying of the central US over the second half of the 21st century. Short-lived gas and particle air pollutants, which only accumulate in the atmosphere for days or weeks and are primarily controlled for reasons of air quality were the focus of a study led by GFDL scientist Hiram Levy. Atmos_Physics_Chemistry 2008-09-04 http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/index/news-app/story.3/title.noaa-scientist-earns-prestigious-distinction-from-scientific-journal In June, Brian Magi, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Cooperative Institute for Climate Science, learned that he was selected by the journal Annales Geophysicae as their Best Reviewer for Lower Atmosphere and Climate, for 2007. Three other scientists shared the distinction, in different subject areas, for "maintaining the high quality” of the journal. The designation is given to an individual who has contributed a referee’s report of outstanding merit on manuscripts submitted for publication in Annales Geophysicae. Atmos_Physics_Chemistry 2008-08-08