2020 NCAR Explorer Series

Events from the 2020 Explorer Series - exploring the Research Aviation Facility; a Zoom conversation with scientists about hail

Thank you for your interest in past NSF NCAR Explorer Series lectures from 2020! We hope you enjoy the abstracts, bios, short videos, and the archived lectures from these talks and look forward to seeing you at a future event!

Solar winds and other forms of solar activity are responsible for luminous streams of light known as the aurora, which appear in the sky mostly over polar latitudes. Solar storms emit streams of electrically charged particles that bombard the ionized, highly rarefied gases in the upper air. These gases, mostly oxygen and nitrogen, are excited by the particles and, as a result, glow like a neon light.

Space Storms in the Upper Atmosphere and Ionosphere

Thu, Nov 19 2020, 5 - 6:30pm
Virtual
A SOARS protégé meets with her two mentors at the Marshall Field site in Boulder, Colorado.

Student Opportunities at NSF NCAR and UCAR

Wed, Nov 18 2020, 4 - 5pm
Virtual
The NCAR C-130 research aircraft flying with clouds in the background

Longmont Museum - Catcher in the Sky: A Tale of Modern Day Science, Research, and Aviation

Thu, Nov 12 2020, 7:15 - 8:30pm
Virtual
un científico trabaja con jóvenes estudiantes en Argentina para preparar un globo meteorológico para su lanzamiento

Explorando la ciencia a través de cursos en varios idiomas

Tue, Nov 10 2020, 10 - 10:30am
Virtual
Weather instruments lined up in a field as the sun sets

Atmospheric Instrumentation and Measurements: Building the Foundation for Field Research

Wed, Oct 21 2020, 5 - 6pm
Virutal
The Cameron Peak wildfire rages on a distant peak.

Discoveries from WE-CAN: Wildfire Smoke and Air Quality

Thu, Oct 8 2020, 7 - 8pm
Virtual
A researcher holds large hail stones that fell during a thunderstorm in Argentina

Discoveries from RELÁMPAGO: Gargantuan Hail

Tue, Aug 25 2020, 3 - 3:45pm
Virtual
Jo Hecker interacts with Tim of NCAR to explore clouds at NCAR's Mesa Lab weather exhibit

Kids Science Show: Don't Believe Your Eyes & Ears!

Thu, Aug 6 2020, 10 - 11:30am
Virtual
A tornado on the plains of the U.S.

Seeing the Atmosphere through Machine Learning

Wed, Jul 15 2020, 7 - 8:30pm
Virtual
Clouds with visible rainbands

Exploring Water's Journey in the Atmosphere: Molecular Clues to Moisture Origins

Wed, Jun 17 2020, 7 - 7:30pm
Virtual
The GV aircraft during the SOCRATES field campaign

Catcher in the Sky: A Tale of Modern Day Science, Research and Aviation

Wed, May 20 2020, 7 - 8:30pm
Virtual
Satellite image of a hurricane

Encore - Hurricane Forecasts: Communicating Risk to Communities

Wed, May 6 2020, 7 - 7:30pm
Virtual
Model of water vapor in the atmosphere

Colorado State University: Climate, Health and Air Quality

Tue, Mar 3 2020, 5 - 7pm
Colorado State University