The Physical Sciences Division conducts weather and climate research to observe and understand Earth's physical environment, and to improve weather and climate predictions on global-to-local scales
Climate Attribution Explaining evolving climate conditions and assessing their impacts, particularly at regional or local levels
Atmospheric Rivers Narrow corridors of concentrated moisture in the atmosphere that can produce dangerous storms when striking land
Arctic Climate Observations Understanding the mechanisms that control the changing Arctic climate through detailed observations
Improving Hurricane Intensity Forecasts Atmospheric observations, laboratory experiments & computer modeling studies to improve measurements of air-sea processes under hurricane conditions
20th Century Reanalysis A global atmospheric dataset spanning 1871 to present to place current atmospheric patterns into a historical perspective
Improving Hydrologic Forecasts & Warnings NOAA Hydrometeorology Testbed (HMT): Regional experiments to help determine the most useful new tools for improving precipitation & runoff forecasting methods