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UCAR Currents: Community News - July 2024

Currents: UCAR Community News

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JULY 2024

NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES

Earth System Predictability Across Timescales (ESPAT) workshop on solar physics coming this September

Calling all space weather and solar physics community members! NSF NCAR will be hosting a one-day workshop on Sept. 9 in Boulder, Colorado, focused on the solar physics and space weather aspects of Earth system predictability. This ESPAT workshop will engage solar physics and space weather community members unable to attend the April workshop.

Fill out this form to indicate your interest and learn more about the ESPAT workshops.

Save the Date for the Friends of the National Center's Science Stride 5k!

The Friends of the National Center Science Stride 5K kicks off its first run/walk this year on Sept. 14 at the Boulder Reservoir! The race will start at 1 p.m. The Science Stride 5k brings together our community for a common cause: Inspiring the next generation of scientists! This event provides an excellent opportunity for everyone who believes in the importance of STEM education to come together and support Friends of the National Center. Runners and walkers of all abilities are encouraged to join, and there are virtual participation options available.

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Join the Generative AI in Scientific Software and Coding workshop

Curious about what generative AI can do for coding? Join this workshop created by the NSF NCAR HPC User Group, which is geared towards anyone interested in learning more about using gen AI to streamline their coding tasks. This workshop will introduce the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) for coding, discussing the opportunities and risks associated with this technology.

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Justin Young named UCAR Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Young has a long history at UCAR and has served in multiple finance leadership roles since joining the organization in 1998. As CFO, Young will help lead efforts already underway to help UCAR transform its financial services in response to a changing internal and external landscape, including the launch of a new financial system using Workday Financials and more.
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UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Many of our community events are hosted by the Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science, or CPAESS. To learn how CPAESS can support your event, visit cpaess.ucar.edu.

2024 National Soil Moisture Workshop
July 15-18
Logan, UT

Generative AI in Scientific Software and Coding Workshop
July 24
Boulder, CO and virtual

2024 CESM Tutorial
Aug. 5-9
Boulder, CO

NASA's 2024 Heliophysics Summer School
Aug. 14-22
Boulder, CO

Midwest Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) Partners Meeting
Aug. 20-22
Indianapolis, IN
Register by August 13

COSMIC / JCSDA Workshop and IROWG-10
Sept. 12-18
Boulder, CO
Register by August 23

NASA 5th Eddy Cross-Disciplinary Symposium
Nov. 17-22
Nainital, India
Register by August 23

NSF NCAR & UCAR SCIENCE NEWS

The rise of MPAS, our next-generation atmospheric model

A flexible, next-generation atmospheric model with the capability to accurately model weather, both regionally and globally, has been garnering increasing interest from user groups around the world, including weather forecasters, government agencies, climate scientists, private companies, and beyond. The Model for Prediction Across Scales (MPAS) is one of the tools NSF NCAR is investing in to help bridge a gap that exists between high-resolution regional weather modeling and low-resolution global climate modeling.

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Spinning up hurricane communications

Forecasters can use images in social media to better communicate weather related hazards of hurricanes, according to a pair of new studies. Scientists analyzed 2017 Twitter (now X) data related to two hurricanes – Harvey and Irma. The researchers found that forecast information communicated in the early stages of storm development, when the threat posed by a hurricane is uncertain, sets the stage for how people react to subsequent warning messages.

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Artificial climate control might become ineffective

One regional geoengineering proposal for alleviating the extreme heat effects of global warming, the brightening of marine clouds to reflect more solar energy to space over different limited areas, could work in present-day conditions but may become ineffective in the future, according to new research.

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Climate models estimate carbon cycling through plants

The carbon stored globally by plants is shorter-lived and more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought, according to a new study. The findings have implications for the role of flora in mitigating climate change, including the potential for vegetation-based carbon removal projects such as mass tree-planting.

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Heat waves increase risk of preterm, early-term birth

As heat waves become more frequent and intense, mothers are facing increased risk of preterm and early-term labor, according to new research. This is jeopardizing the health and well-being of their babies. An analysis of 53 million births that occurred in the 50 most populous U.S. metropolitan areas from 1993 to 2017 showed the rates of preterm and early-term births increased when local temperatures were abnormally hot for more than four consecutive days.

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DID YOU KNOW?

Graphic image of ocean with text about event details

Join our Explorer Series lecture all about the ocean!

Catch our lecture on coral reefs! On Wednesday, July 24, from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. MT, NSF NCAR welcomes scientist Kelly Dunning for a lecture, "When the lobsters march north: From expensive models to collaborative solutions to save America’s coral reef". Kelly Dunning is a visiting scientist in NSF NCAR CGD, a professor at University of Wyoming and former Innovator PI. Registration is required for in person attendance and is recommended for virtual participants.

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Join UCAR Commons

A virtual gathering place where you can come to engage in discussions, share relevant news, and keep up to date with events and announcements. All faculty and students at UCAR Member Institutions are eligible to join.

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