2009 NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

08.24.2009 - High Resolution GEOS-5 Simulations Included in NASA News Story

High resolution GEOS-5 simulations conducted with the cubed sphere, non-hydrostatic version of the finite volume dynamical core are included in a feature story on new computer capabilities in the NCCS. These simulations have been conducted to test scaling and developments needed to allow GEOS-5 to run on tens of thousands of processsors for high resolution configurations. They are also part of the developments underway for the next generation model, GEOS-6
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03.23.2009 - GEOS Chemistry-Climate Model Reveals Effects of Unrestricted CFCs on Stratospheric Ozone

The GEOS Chemistry-Climate Model has been used to show how ozone might have changed by the middle of the 21st Century if use of chlorofluorocarbons had not been restricted. Led by Paul Newman in the Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch at NASA GSFC, the paper shows that catastrophic global stratospheric ozone loss has been avoided because nations agreed to implement the Montreal Protocol and its amendments.
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02.5.2009 - Climate Change Impacts Ozone Recovery in the 21st Century

A collaborative study involving GSFC researchers, led by Darryn Waugh at Johns Hopkins University, using Version 1 of the GEOS Chemistry-Climate Model indicates that global warming may likely delay the recovery of stratospheric ozone at some latitudes. An AGU Press Release accompanies the paper, published in GRL on Feb. 5, 2009.

01.11.2009 - MERRA Short Course Given at AMS Meeting

The AMS Short Course on The Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) data and accessibility was held on 11 January 2009 preceding the 89th Annual Meeting in Phoenix AZ.
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