NOAA Completes FVR-55 Operations in Marine Stratocumulus Clouds
By Kenneth Vierra and Patricia Quinn,
Scattering and absorption of solar radiation by atmospheric aerosol particles affect Earth’s radiation budget, including cooling at the Earth’s surface (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2014; NOAA Science Council Fact Sheet).
Fall is Here. What to Expect in the PNW After an Especially Dry Summer
By Angela King, KUOW
It’s officially fall — the first full day of the new season — and lots of people are already appreciating or looking forward to the cooler temperatures.
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What Happens When the Earth Can’t Cool Off Overnight?
By Sarah Trent, High Country News
At 5 a.m. on Aug. 18, the National Weather Service in Seattle tweeted that the temperature that night still hadn’t dropped below 71 degrees, a whopping 14 degrees warmer than average this time of year.
Hottest August on Record for Washington, Idaho, and Oregon
By Don Jenkins, Capital Press,
Oregon, Idaho and Washington had their hottest Augusts in 128 years of record-keeping, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Sept.
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Request for Proposals: CICOES Research Development Grants
Funding Available: $200, 000; Estimated number of awards: 5
Two grant categories: Partnered (max $50,000), CICOES‐UW (max $35,000)
Proposal Due: November 1, 2022, 8 am PST
Project Selection Notification: December 16, 2022
Project Period: January 1, 2023 – December 21, 2023
One proposal per PI, individuals can participate in other proposals as co‐PIs
Submit a single PDF file to: Collen Marquist (marquist@uw.edu)
Scope
The CICOES Research Development Grant program is intended to stimulate and leverage new research efforts among members of the CICOES community.
After the Endless Summer Finally Ends, Another Cold Winter Awaits
KUOW talks with Karin Bumbaco, Washington’s assistant state climatologist about why we’re in store for another cold winter.
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No “Safe Space” for 12 Key Ocean Species on North American West Coast
Climate-induced changes endanger future of coastal ecosystems
By Sara Adams
For the generations who grew up watching Finding Nemo, it might not come as a surprise that the West Coast has its own version of the underwater ocean highway – the California Current marine ecosystem (CCME).
How Seattle is Building Weather-Predicting Tech to Spot Heat Waves
By Renata Geraldo,
Seattle weather was in the sunny 70s in mid-July when weather forecasters saw the heat wave that has driven 90-degree highs last week was on its way.
Schmidt Ocean Outreach
Back Ashore: Mariana Trench Explorers
Live presentation: Wednesday, July 27, 10:00am Pacific
Join Mariana Trench Explorers David Butterfield (CICOES), Julie Huber (WHOI), Jeff Drazen (U.
Staff Spotlight: Cynthia Christman
Whales, seals, and polar bears, oh my! Cynthia Christman’s life as a research biologist has taken her to the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic oceans to study all sorts of marine mammals.
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