Atmospheric Sciences Research Center News

UAlbany Partners on $3.6 Million ‘WINTRE-MIX’ Project to Improve Winter Weather Forecasting
Next year, UAlbany researchers will partner with ones from three other institutions on a three-year, NSF-funded $3.6 million project, that seeks to better understand and address the wintry predictive challenge.

NYS Mesonet, NOAA Partner to Enhance Winter Weather Observations
Project will demonstrate how NYS Mesonet measurements, including snow depth, snowfall rates, freezing rain and precipitation type, can improve prediction lead times and local winter weather operations.

NYS Mesonet Hosts First Annual Symposium to Celebrate Network Success
The Symposium, which will now be an annual event, included a full day of presentations in the Campus Center Multipurpose Room that focused on the research, operational uses and other topics related to the weather network.

UAlbany Researchers Partner to Improve Forecasting, Communication of Extreme Heatwaves in NYC
The project aims to equip New York City with a new set of tools that can be incorporated into decision-making around preparedness and response to extreme heat events.

UAlbany Research Team Studies Cloud-Aerosol Interactions on Whiteface Mountain
ASRC's White Mountain Field Station has collected cloud water samples for 50-plus years.

A Look Inside ETEC as Faculty, Staff Move into New Offices
After eight years of planning and three years of construction, UAlbany’s $180 million, 245,000 square-foot ETEC complex is welcoming its first tenants.

UAlbany Renewables Researcher Creates Interactive Map for Solar Panel Deployment Across the U.S.
The numbers show that solar power can firmly and affordably meet the bulk of U.S. energy demands.

UAlbany Atmospheric Scientists Lead DOE Project to Enhance Offshore Wind Research Buoys
The collaborative project aims to design, install and deploy a buoy-based flux measurement system that will provide valuable insight on offshore wind conditions and improve forecast models.