Research Highlight New urban morphology dataset with tree and building heights for sustainable urban planning A new high-resolution dataset is created to better understand impacts of tree and building height on urban climate and morphology. October 22, 2024 | Environmental and Earth Science, Climate Science, Urban Science
Research Highlight MCS Division researchers give talks at energy-efficient computing workshop Argonne researchers give future-focused flash talks on energy-efficient computing at critical Department of Energy workshop. October 16, 2024 | High Performance Computing, Education and Training, energy efficiency
Research Highlight Studying isolated deep convective clouds over the Amazon rainforest Long-term observations of deep convective cloud vertical velocity and mass flux for different convection lifecycle stages. October 08, 2024 | Data Science/Data Analysis, Environmental and Earth Science, Atmospheric Science
Research Highlight Multi-decadal convection-resolved regional climate simulations significantly improve precipitation Evaluation of simulated precipitation across the contiguous United States, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. August 29, 2024 | Computational Environmental Science, Environmental and Earth Science, Atmospheric Science
Research Highlight Improving aerosol radiative forcing and climate in DOE’s E3SM Impacts of new cloud microphysics and improved wet removal treatments. August 22, 2024 | Computational Science, Computational Environmental Science, Multiscale Modeling
Research Highlight Significant impact of cooling effects by rainfall at the surface on local weather simulation An analysis of the cooling effect by rainfall over the U.S. and a demonstration of its significant impact on urban extreme precipitation over Chicago. August 14, 2024 | Environmental and Earth Science, Atmospheric Science, Climate Science
Research Highlight Effective visualization of radar data for users impacted by color vision deficiency Creating colormaps to allow for equitable scientific visualization. August 08, 2024 | Visualization, Environmental and Earth Science, Atmospheric Science
Research Highlight Advanced hyper-local air temperature prediction in urban environments A new modeling framework for predicting street-level temperatures, enhancing urban planning and public health strategies. July 23, 2024 | Environmental and Earth Science, Climate Science, Urban Science
Research Highlight Carbon reduction from urban greening strategies A new modeling framework highlights that urban greening is a sustainable solution to achieve environmental co-benefits in mitigating heat and carbon emissions. July 03, 2024 | Environmental and Earth Science, Atmospheric Science, Climate Science
Research Highlight Summer in the City: Roofing can lower temperatures and reduce air conditioning in a large urban area Regional modeling compares roofing strategies during an extreme heatwave in Chicago. May 16, 2024 | Energy Consumption and Efficiency, Environmental and Earth Science, Climate Science
