Research in CAS
Publications
A complete listing of all refereed papers (1995-present) that were written or co-written by CAS staff.
Current Research
Brief summaries of the issues that we are investigating.
Featured Topics
Popular research topics that have garnered public attention.
Annual Scientific Highlights
Highlights from the past few years of CAS research.
Featured Topics
NCAR Scientists to Present Latest Findings on Climate Change, Weather at New Orleans Meeting.
Climate shift. "The mid-1970s climate shift in the Pacific and the relative roles of forced versus inherent decadal variability", Speaker: Gerald Meehl.
Worldwide runoff. "Changes and variations in continental freshwater discharge from 1949-2004", Speaker: Aiguo Dai.
Volcanoes to cool climate? Get real, say experts.
Rivers run dry... Trenberth and his colleague Dr Aiguo Dai found just such a pronounced drop in precipitation, seen in terms of the world's stream and river flows, after the 1991 eruption. There was a "singular decrease" in river discharges into the oceans, says Trenberth, whose work is published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.