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Topic: Modeling

Map image showing the difference between 30-meter and high-resolution land cover data can mean the difference between seeing large amounts of impervious surface versus neighborhoods with patches of forested area. The image on the right shows 30-meter land cover data for Shelter Bay in Skagit County, Washington, while the image on the left shows the same area with 1-meter high-resolution land cover data, making the product 900 times more detailed.

Biden-Harris Administration shares new land cover data to help communities understand coastal change

January 25, 2024

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

coastal communities

America the Beautiful

Map image showing the difference between 30-meter and high-resolution land cover data can mean the difference between seeing large amounts of impervious surface versus neighborhoods with patches of forested area. The image on the right shows 30-meter land cover data for Shelter Bay in Skagit County, Washington, while the image on the left shows the same area with 1-meter high-resolution land cover data, making the product 900 times more detailed.

The Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS) “moving nest" Model. Global map showcasing land mass in green and water in black, clouds in white and tropical storms outlined in a green boxes representing the moving nest model.

NOAA launches new hurricane forecast model as Atlantic season starts strong

July 13, 2023

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The Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS) “moving nest" Model. Global map showcasing land mass in green and water in black, clouds in white and tropical storms outlined in a green boxes representing the moving nest model.

Dr. Courtney Couch prepares to take digital photographs of the reef surface in the shallows off Swains Island in the South Pacific.

5 facts about NOAA’s 2023 Pacific survey mission

June 29, 2023

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ocean acidification

habitat restoration

Dr. Courtney Couch prepares to take digital photographs of the reef surface in the shallows off Swains Island in the South Pacific.

A black and white photo shows Joseph Smagorinsky, Kirk Bryan, and Suki Manabe sitting and discussing a paper in 1969.

Former NOAA scientist honored for pioneering ocean and climate science

January 27, 2023

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A black and white photo shows Joseph Smagorinsky, Kirk Bryan, and Suki Manabe sitting and discussing a paper in 1969.

Shown here are twin supercomputers Dogwood (pictured here) and Cactus are the newest additions to NOAA's weather and climate operational supercomputing system. Located in Manassas, Virginia, and Phoenix, Arizona, respectively, each supercomputer operates at a speed of 12.1 petaflops — three times faster than NOAA's former system.

U.S. supercomputers for weather and climate forecasts get major bump

June 28, 2022

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supercomputing/IT

Shown here are twin supercomputers Dogwood (pictured here) and Cactus are the newest additions to NOAA's weather and climate operational supercomputing system. Located in Manassas, Virginia, and Phoenix, Arizona, respectively, each supercomputer operates at a speed of 12.1 petaflops — three times faster than NOAA's former system.

The upgrade adds 2.8 petaflops of speed at both data centers combined, increasing NOAA’s total operational computing speed to 8.4 petaflops.

NOAA to host media briefing on newest weather, climate supercomputers

June 21, 2022

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climate outlooks

The upgrade adds 2.8 petaflops of speed at both data centers combined, increasing NOAA’s total operational computing speed to 8.4 petaflops.

satellite view of eastern united states

Flood and inundation mapping and forecasting

May 23, 2022

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

satellite view of eastern united states

Cargo ship docked in Corpus Christi harbor, Texas

NOAA launches two coastal models for mariner safety on West Coast, Gulf of Mexico

March 31, 2021

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Cargo ship docked in Corpus Christi harbor, Texas

Powerful lightning bolts strike from a sunset thunderstorm in the Arizona desert.

NOAA upgrades flagship U.S. global weather model

March 22, 2021

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Powerful lightning bolts strike from a sunset thunderstorm in the Arizona desert.

NOAA's powerful Global Forecast System model was upgraded today, providing forecasters with a more accurate 4D picture of how a weather system will evolve. Gray, blue and white colors depict moisture in the atmosphere on May 11, 2016, over North America.

NOAA to announce major upgrades to U.S. weather model March 22

March 15, 2021

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NOAA's powerful Global Forecast System model was upgraded today, providing forecasters with a more accurate 4D picture of how a weather system will evolve. Gray, blue and white colors depict moisture in the atmosphere on May 11, 2016, over North America.

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