What made the rain in Hurricane Harvey so extreme?
Even compared to other tropical cyclones, the rain from Harvey has been very hard, and gone for a very long time.
Tag: "Department of Atmospheric Science"
Sue van den Heever selected for Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award
Sue van den Heever has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the American Meteorological Society Edward N. Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award, a highly competitive, national award.
Satellite imaging team wins CO-LABS Governor’s Award
The team, part of CSU’s Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, is led by research scientist Steven Miller, in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
VIDEO: Drones weather the storm
A field campaign for observing storms using drones and weather balloons wrapped up in June.
Department of Atmospheric Science celebrates State Climatologist Nolan Doesken’s retirement
Celebrating Nolan Doesken’s 40 years of service to CSU, 11 of those as Colorado’s State Climatologist.
Forecast team continues to predict above-average 2017 Atlantic hurricane season
They cite neutral El Niño-Southern Oscillation conditions and a warmer than normal tropical Atlantic.
Where there's fire, there's smoke – and social media
The fact that people reliably flock to social media to discuss smoke and fire was the inspiration for a new study by CSU atmospheric scientists.
Libby Barnes looks for extreme weather in the middle distance
Her aim is to understand extreme weather two weeks to two months in the advance – what's called sub-seasonal timescales.
CSU team increases forecast, now calls for near-average 2017 Atlantic hurricane season
Hurricane researchers have increased their forecast from early April and now call for a near-average Atlantic hurricane season.