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Quarterly Newsletter
July 10, 2024
GSL releases big update to weather forecast tool
NOAA GSL has released a new version of the Dynamic Ensemble-based Scenarios for Impact-based Decision Support (DESI), a powerful tool for ensemble-based weather forecast information and visualization. DESI 3.1 builds on the additions from version 3.0 to give NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists the tools to better serve their commu...
July 01, 2024
GSL scientists survey second site for fire weather research
NOAA GSL, Global Monitoring Lab (GML), Air Resources Lab (ARL), and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) scientists surveyed possible new observation sites near Flagstaff, Arizona for fire weather research. Flagstaff was impacted by three wildfires in June of 2022 that caused the evacuation of hundreds of resident...
June 26, 2024
GSL welcomes our 2024 summer intern cohort!
Meet our summer interns!Chuck Baker (University of Maryland) (Dave Turner, Jason English) My path to GSL has been shaped by extensive work in atmospheric research, particularly on the planetary boundary layer (PBL). At NOAA's Air Resources Laboratory (ARL), I developed strong skills in data analysis and model validation. During my PhD studies at...
June 21, 2024
Inclusive Design Seminar Series
GSL's User Experience Expert Dmitri Atrash is hosting an "Inclusive Design Seminar Series" 11:30-12:30 MT every other Wednesday. These are bi-weekly recorded video sessions planned for 45 minutes, 30 minutes of content and 15 minutes allotted for follow-ups and Q&A. The series begins with an introduction to inclusive design, underscoring its...
June 03, 2024
GSL experimental models tested in the 2024 NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed
GSL participated in the 2024 NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed Spring Forecast Experiment during May with several experimental models under the microscope. The primary goals of the NOAA HWT are to accelerate the transfer of promising new tools from research to operations, inspire new initiatives for operationally relevant research, and identify and...
June 03, 2024
Forecasters test Threats in Motion concepts
A record 62 tornado warnings were issued by the NOAA NWS forecast office in Norman, Oklahoma during the April 27-28 tornado outbreak. With current software, the forecaster draws a warning polygon that is stationary and constrained to its original area; it can only be reduced in size, not expanded. If the storm abruptly changes direction or speed...