CT Scan To Help Scientists Diagnose Role of Clouds in Climate
Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 14:35
in Earth & Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- During May and June 2009, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy`s Brookhaven National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and the University of Colorado at Boulder will use high-tech scanners - analogous to those used in medical settings - to make observations of clouds. The research, conducted at DOE`s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility (ACRF) in Ponca City, Oklahoma, could lead to more accurate weather forecasts and predictions about climate.