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…

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…

ARL Weekly News – March 11, 2024

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ARL Weekly News – March 11, 2024 Recent Events ARL Presentations The 2nd annual NCWCP-UMD Mini-Conference was held at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) in College Park, MD from February 27-29, 2024.  This mini-conference is an opportunity for the various NOAA line offices in NCWCP as well as our partners at the University…

ARL Weekly News – April 21, 2023

ARL Weekly News

ARL Weekly News – April 21, 2023 Recent Events Representative Glenn Ivey (D-MD) visits ARL On April 24, 2023, Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-MD) from Maryland’s 4th Congressional District made a visit to the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP) in College Park, MD. At the behest of Dr. Michael Farrar, the director of…

ARL Weekly News – March 10, 2023

ARL Weekly News

ARL Weekly News – March 10, 2023 Recent Activities AEROMMA Sensor Evaluation Xinrong Ren, Phil Stratton, and Winston Luke met with Professor Mark Zondlo and his research group at Princeton University on Thursday, March 9. Dr. Zondlo has developed a unique open-path sensor for the sensitive and rapid detection of atmospheric ammonia (NH3), which solves…