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Implemented “Vertically Lagrangian” Option in the Community Atmosphere Model

On May 2, 2013, in Analysis, Climate, Global Climate & Energy, Modeling, Modeling & Analysis, News, News & Events

The Community Earth System Model (CESM) is a state-of-the-art global climate model being developed with the support of the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy and used for climate-change science and assessments. Sandia has been leading a multilaboratory effort to develop a new “dynamical core” for CESM’s atmospheric component. This new dynamical core [...]


Caterpillar, Sandia CRADA Opens Door to Multiple Research Projects

On April 17, 2013, in Capabilities, Computational Modeling & Simulation, CRF, Materials Science, Modeling, Modeling, Modeling & Analysis, Modeling & Analysis, News, News & Events, Partnership, Research & Capabilities, Sensors & Optical Diagnostics, Systems Analysis, Systems Engineering, Transportation Energy

Sandia and industrial giant Caterpillar Inc. have signed their first umbrella cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA), opening the door to a wide range of scientific research. “This agreement will lead to an expanded relationship with Caterpillar,” said Vic Weiss, the Sandia business development specialist who helped negotiate the CRADA. “It’s a strategic collaboration.” The [...]


Mark Boslough Featured in NOVA Special about the Chelyabinsk Meteor

On April 3, 2013, in Capabilities, Computational Modeling & Simulation, Modeling, Modeling, Modeling & Analysis, Modeling & Analysis, News, News & Events, Research & Capabilities

Scientist Mark Boslough (Discrete Mathematics and Complex Systems Dept.) was featured in NOVA’s special program ”Meteor Strike,” which aired Wednesday, March 27. The episode is about last month’s giant meteor explosion in Russia. Mark traveled to Chelyabinsk, Russia, where he performed astrometric calibrations of dashcam videos to help pinpoint the altitude and coordinates of the [...]


Study Rebuts Hypothesis That Comet Attacks Ended 13,000-Year-Old Clovis Culture

On March 7, 2013, in Capabilities, Climate, Global, Global, Global Climate & Energy, Global Climate & Energy, Modeling, Modeling & Analysis, News, News & Events, Research & Capabilities

Rebutting a speculative hypothesis that comet explosions changed Earth’s climate sufficiently to end the Clovis culture in North America about 13,000 years ago, Sandia lead author Mark Boslough (Discrete Mathematics & Complex Systems Dept.) and researchers from 14 academic institutions assert that other explanations must be found for the apparent disappearance. “There’s no plausible mechanism to [...]


NASA Earth at Night Video

On January 9, 2013, in ECIS, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Global, Modeling, News & Events, Solid-State Lighting, Videos

Have you ever wondered what the Earth looks like at night? NASA provides a clear, cloud-free view of the Earth at night using the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership Satellite. The satellite utilizes an instrument known as the Visible Infrared Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), which allows the satellite to capture images of a “remarkably detailed view of [...]


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