NSSL tornado climatology expert, Harold Brooks has written a blog post about the remarkable absence of tornado activity during the 12-month period from May 2012 to April 2013.
Record low estimated tornado counts from May 2012 to April 2013
Tag: Issue: Spring 2013
Renowned physicist to speak at National Weather Center
The National Weather Center will host renowned physicist Dr. Francis Slakey, Associate Director of Public Affairs at the American Physical Society, at 4 p.m. April 23 in Room 1313.
R2O success in Birmingham
The NWSFO in Birmingham, Ala. used an NSSL product to plan surveys of damage caused by the tornadoes yesterday. NSSL’s On Demand is a web-based tool that can be used to help confirm when and…
NSSL researcher works with Native Alaskan students on weather and climate
NSSL’s Bob Rabin was in D.C. to support Native Alaskan students as they gave presentations on weather and climate.
NSSL, partners: Thin, low Arctic clouds played an important role in the massive 2012 Greenland ice melt
A team of scientists, including NSSL’s Dave Turner published a new study in Nature that showed how clouds over the central Greenland Ice Sheet last July were “just right” for driving surface temperatures there above the melting point.
NSSL team releases Spring 2013 radar software upgrades
Twice each year NSSL engineers release a software upgrade to improve the capabilities of the National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar (NWRT PAR). The Spring 2013 upgrade was released this week and is now operational.
New video: NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory Radar Research
A new video traces NSSL’s legacy of life saving weather radar research from the development of Doppler weather radar to the most recent research with phased array radar.