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Quarterly Newsletter
November 17, 2021
GSL's Science On a Sphere® transitions to operations
Global Systems Laboratory’s (GSL) Science On a Sphere ® operations began the transition From GSL to the NOAA Office of Education on October 1, becoming the first official research-to-education operations transfer at NOAA. This flagship education and technology program has long been a shining star for NOAA and our efforts to bring NOAA’s global ...
November 01, 2021
GSL's modeling team wins the 2021 NOAA Administrator's Award
GSL’s modeling team has been honored with the 2021 NOAA Administrator’s Award for developing and delivering final upgrades to the first hourly-updated weather model that predicts high-impact weather on an urban scale to help save lives and property. The High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) now includes the first ensemble-based convective scale d...
October 27, 2021
New study: Better forecasts lead to smaller losses in work time
New research has shown that adverse weather conditions such as rain, sleet, and snow lead to significant increases in both commute time and driver risk. This imposes significant costs on both individuals and the economy. A recent study by Colorado State University (CSU) and NOAA’s Global Systems Laboratory (GSL) scientists quantifies the economi...
October 04, 2021
GSL and CSL paper identified as a top ten paper that has influenced the field of tropospheric chemistry
A 2005 paper published in Elsevier’s Atmospheric Environment was identified as one of the top ten papers that has influenced the field of tropospheric chemistry. The paper, “A fully coupled “online” Weather Research and Forecasting/Chemistry model” was authored by Georg Grell (GSL), Steven Peckham (CIRES), CSL’s Stuart McKeen and Greg Frost, Br...
September 27, 2021
GSL staff awards from Commerce and NOAA!
Congratulations to the GSL team for these Department of Commerce and NOAA Awards!NOAA Distinguished Career Award: John Brown “For a career devoted to scientific excellence and exemplary service by advancing numerical weather prediction and mentoring a generation of scientists.”Department of Commerce Bronze Medal: Forrest Hobbs "For successful tr...
September 13, 2021
Outcomes from the Hazard Services Summer 2021 Functional Assessment Test
GSL researchers hosted their fourth virtual Functional Assessment Test (FAT), evaluating next-generation Hazard Services capabilities. Hazard Services will modernize how the National Weather Service’s WFOs and National Centers create forecasts, watches, and warnings and consolidate these efforts into a single highly customizable software system....