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Wind speed influences sea surface temperature anomalies in the tropical North Atlantic 31 August 2016

Wind speed influences sea surface temperature anomalies in the tropical North Atlantic

A CPO-funded study found that wind speed variability associated with the Atlantic Meridional Mode contributes to anomalies in sea surface temperatures in the eastern equatorial Atlantic and the Intertropical Convergence Zone region.
CPO’s Steve Piotrowicz to receive NOAA Administrator’s Award 23 August 2016

CPO’s Steve Piotrowicz to receive NOAA Administrator’s Award

The Climate Program Office’s Stephen R. Piotrowicz will receive one of the 2016 NOAA Administrator’s Awards for his outstanding management of the US Argo Ocean Observing program.

California Current System could experience weak El Niño-related impacts, study says 5 August 2016

California Current System could experience weak El Niño-related impacts, study says

A CPO-funded study published in Geophysical Research Letters concluded that although tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures hit a record high during the 2015-2016 El Niño, impacts to marine ecosystems and primary production are likely to be weak in the California Current Stystem.
Satellites and models show cloud response to climate change, says new study 26 July 2016

Satellites and models show cloud response to climate change, says new study

A study partly funded by the CPO's Climate Observation Division and recently published in Nature Climate Change found evidence of changes in cloud concentration and height due to climate change between the 1980s and 2000s.

 

Improving estimates of Earth’s energy balance 24 June 2016

Improving estimates of Earth’s energy balance

A letter in Nature Climate Change details work funded in part by the CPO overviewing a strong agreement in measurements of Earth’s energy imbalance by Argo floats and the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System.
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