Research Highlight: ARL Delivers Improved HySPLIT capabilities to NWS – May, 2008

Research Highlight: ARL Delivers Improved HySPLIT capabilities to NWS The Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) delivered model enhancements to the National Weather Service’s National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) for their operational Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HySPLIT) transport and dispersion model. These enhancements allow for long-range dispersion beyond 4 days and for back-tracking capabilities and…

ARL News: Augustine Volcano (Alaska) Near to Eruption – HYSPLIT at the Hub of Activity – January 11, 2006

ARL News Augustine Volcano (Alaska) Near to Eruption – HYSPLIT at the Hub of Activity   January 11, 2006 Augustine volcano, about 300 km southwest of Anchorage, has just been classified Code Red by the USGS, meaning that “the current activity may be emitting ash, steam, and volcanic gases.” This is based on seismic information.…

Laboratory Highlight: ARL’s Roland Draxler receives DOC 2009 Gold Medal Award – October, 2009

ARL’s Roland Draxler Selected by Commerce Secretary Locke for a Gold Medal Congratulations to Roland Draxler for receiving the U.S. Department of Commerce 2009 Individual Gold Medal Award for Scientific/Engineering Achievement. Mr. Draxler is recognized “for being the driving force behind the initial development and continued improvement of the HYbrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT)…

Laboratory Highlight: ARL and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sign Memorandum of Understanding – August, 2015

ARL and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sign Memorandum of Understanding August, 2015 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the NOAA Air Resources Laboratory with the purpose of allowing both parties to collaborate on research related to atmospheric transport and dispersion (ATD) of radiological contaminants. In…

Laboratory Highlight: ARL-authored paper on the NOAA HYSPLIT modeling system – December, 2015

ARL-authored paper on the NOAA HYSPLIT modeling system December, 2015 ARL scientists Ariel Stein, Roland Draxler, Glenn Rolph, Barbara Stunder, Mark Cohen, and Fantine Ngan are co-authors on a Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) article titled: “NOAA’s HYSPLIT atmospheric transport and dispersion modeling system,” published in the December 2015 issue. The cover, pictured on the…

Laboratory Highlight: Roland Draxler Receives OAR Distinguished Career Award – May, 2016

Roland Draxler Receives OAR Distinguished Career Award May, 2016 Congratulations to ARL’s Roland Draxler for receiving an OAR Distinguished Career Award. Awardees are honored for cumulative career achievement of sustained excellence, rather than a single defined accomplishment, in specific categories. Winners are recognized for significant accomplishments across all NOAA program areas and functions resulting in…

History

History The evolution of the Laboratory’s Research and Development is intertwined with national and international developments. The following table shows some important societal issues that occurred within each decade from 1940 to 2010, and it relates these issues with key ARL research and development activities in the areas of atmospheric dispersion, surface atmospheric exchange, and boundary layer measurements…