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Modeling vog for Hawaiʻi

UH researchers detail the development and utility of a computer model for the dispersion of volcanic smog or “vog.”

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers determined that heavy rainfall events have become more frequent over the last 50 years on Hawaiʻi Island.

Bin Wang, a UH Mānoa Department of Atmospheric Sciences professor, was awarded the 2015 Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal.

UH Mānoa researchers discover that recent rapid Atlantic Ocean warming has affected climate in the Pacific.

UH Mānoa Assistant Professors Jason Kumar and Jennifer Small awarded National Science Foundation CAREER grants.

UH Mānoa’s Malte Stuecker, Fei-Fei Jin and Axel Timmermann discover the reason behind El Niño’s weather patterns.

International Pacific Research Center scientist Shang-Ping Xie merges current rainfall models for more accurate predictions.

Bin Wang, professor of meteorology at UH Mānoa, found that over the past 30 years the summer monsoon circulation has substantially intensified.

UH Mānoa’s Bin Wang discovers greenhouse gasses and solar-heating affect rainfall differently.

Data from NASA Curiosity rover proves UH Mānoa professor Kevin Hamilton’s Martian atmospheric predictions.