One step further towards day-ahead solar variability prediction

New research by GML characterized the relationship of solar irradiance variability with cloud properties and quantified that relationship using machine learning models.

Long Range Transport from Western U.S. Fires

Like 2020, 2021 is turning out to be an intense year for wildfires in the western US.

NOAA-NASA collaboration to study the impact of convective storms and the North American Summer Monsoon on stratospheric chemistry

Global Monitoring Laboratory and NASA team up in the DCOTSS (Dynamics and Chemistry of the Summer Stratosphere) project to study the convective impact of the North American Monsoon Anticyclone on stratospheric composition and ozone depletion.

NOAA Federated Aerosol Network to add two new stations by the end of 2021

The NOAA Federated Aerosol Network (NFAN) is in the process of adding two new stations - one operated by the University of Miami at Ragged Point, Barbados, and one operated by the Air Force Institute of Technology at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

2021 snow-free season started on June 14 at GML Barrow Observatory

On June 14, 2021, the daily mean surface albedo at Global Monitoring Laboratory (GML) Barrow Atmospheric Baseline Observatory dropped below 0.3, indicating the start of the snow-free season. The snowmelt day ranked 6th latest of the latest 24 years and 44th latest since 1926.

August wildfire smoke impacts Boulder aerosol measurements

Move of Bondville, IL Aerosol System to New Facility

Aerosol measurements have been made by the NOAA/ESRL Global Monitoring Division (GMD) at the Bondville Environmental and Atmospheric Research Site (BEARS) since June of 1994. In late October of 2017, the GMD aerosol monitoring system was moved from the aging, uninsulated sea container to a new temperature-controlled building about 80 meters away.

Congratulations to recent ESRL award winners

John A. Ogren, Patrick J. Sheridan and James W. Wendell of the Aerosol group in the ESRL Global Monitoring Division won the 2015 NOAA Technology Transfer Award, which recognizes achievements that are developed further as commercial applications, or that advance the transfer of NOAA science and technology to U.S. businesses, academia, other government and non-government entities.

Ellsworth G. Dutton 1949-2012

ESRL scientist Ellsworth Dutton passed away on 11 October, 2012. Ells was widely respected for his careful study of the surface radiation budget of the Earth.