International Conferences on Subseasonal to Decadal Prediction; Boulder, Colorado, 17–21 September 2018
Monitoring, forecasting, prediction
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Can Coastal Surface Currents Improve Hurricane Forecasts?
An idealized model explores whether hurricane intensity forecasts could potentially be improved by incorporating coastal surface currents data.
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Earthquake Precursors, Processes, and Predictions
A new book presents various studies that may establish a link between earthquakes and different types of precursor signals from the Earth, atmosphere, and space.
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What Is a Nuisance Flood, Exactly?
A more precise definition could help cities and governments prepare and respond to hazards.
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Forecasting the Threat from the Sun
Ensemble techniques are opening a path toward space weather forecasts that give deeper understanding of the risk posed by each solar storm that approaches our planet.
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The Challenges of Global Flood Hazard Mapping and Prediction
A new book presents the latest tools in remote sensing technologies and modeling approaches for addressing challenges and meeting future needs in global flood hazard mapping and prediction.
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Measuring Hurricane Wind Speed from Space
A new technique based on GPS signals could provide better wind speed measurements during hurricanes and cyclones.
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The Challenges of Drought Prediction
Advances in dynamical modeling and the use of hybrid methods have improved drought prediction, but challenges still remain to improve the accuracy of drought forecasting.
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Imaging the Sun’s Atmosphere
The technique of heliospheric imaging could be valuable for future space weather operations.
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Detecting Gas Leaks with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
A Norwegian team develops an improved, cost-effective method to detect chemical discharges under the sea.