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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to Spencer Jones!

His research involves blending physics and AI to improve the resolution of microwave sensors by allowing the AI to “learn” the natural spatial patterns of precipitation to help find the physical solution.

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations Olivia Pierpaoli!

Her NASA FINESST work will improve estimates of aerosol impacts on climate and open new opportunities to study aerosol–cloud interactions in areas previously considered inaccessible.

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 5d

Two atmospheric science graduate students received NASA grants to improve research into cloud effects and precipitation. Fewer than 10% of applicants are selected for the NASA FINESST award.

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Two Atmospheric Science graduate students receive competitive NASA FINESST awards - Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering

Less than 10% of applicants are selected for the competitive NASA FINESST awards – aka, Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology. An outstanding three Walter Scott, Jr. Coll...

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 6d

Yeah, we're based in Fort Collins 🔥

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Colorado Climate Center @climate.colostate.edu · 7d

Happy New (Water) Year! 🥳 Today marks the first day of Water Year 2026. But what is a "water year" and why does it begin in October? Here's a short explainer! [1/7]

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 6d

Join CSU’s annual celebration of LGBTQ+ past, present, and futures that includes educational programming on LGBTQ+ history and perspectives.

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LGBTQ+ History Month - Pride Resource Center

LGBTQ+ History Month 2025 CSU’s annual celebration of LGBTQ+ past, present, and futures that includes educational programming on LGBTQ+ history and perspectives. Everyone is welcome and invited to par...

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 8d

Join our CSU Climate Hub at Spur Launch Event, Oct 14.

1️⃣Get updates on Colorado from the Colorado Climate Center @climate.colostate.edu
2️⃣Brainstorm innovative climate solutions
3️⃣Learn about climate research activities

Register and learn more: events.colostate.edu/en/8XFV416/c...

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 9d

Check out the full video blog at youtu.be/fteu6pfwoto

Jared Stickney shares field experience during the Front Range Ozone Éxperiment, aka FROZÉ

YouTube video by CSU Department of Atmospheric Science

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 9d

They did a few night drives to collect, as plumes are more concentrated at night due to the lower boundary layer.

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 9d

Let's follow them into the field 🛻🌃🌜

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 9d

They used whole air canisters to collect detailed volatile organic compound (VOC) speciation.

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 9d

The CSU Plume Tracker is a Chevy Tahoe outfitted with instruments to measure air quality parameters.

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 9d

Check out a tour of the instruments 🛻

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 9d

The goal of driving the Plume Tracker was to find where and when ozone and its precursors occur, to collect whole air canisters for detailed volatile organic compound speciation, and to visit communities with little or no prior monitoring.

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 9d

Students Jared Stickney and Andrey Marsavin share their field experience during the Front Range Ozone Éxperiment, aka FROZÉ: www.atmos.colostate.edu/2025/09/jare...

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 13d

To celebrate 45 years of CIRA, founding Director Tom Vonder Haar shared about how he became interested in weather as a student. Vonder Haar is a CSU emeritus University Distinguished Professor and started his education in aeronautical engineering.

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American Meteorological Society @ametsoc.org · 12d

#HispanicHeritageMonth Spotlight: Angelie Nieves Jiménez is a tropical meteorologist at StormGeo.

She leads within AMS as Chair of @ams-women.bsky.social bsky.social, serves on @amstropical.bsky.social, the Early Career Leadership Planning Committee, and the Board for Early Career Professionals.

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American Meteorological Society @ametsoc.org · 19d

#HispanicHeritageMonth Spotlight: Andrea Lopez Lang @alopezlang.bsky.social is a professor at @uwmad-aos.bsky.social.

She served as AMS Councilor, chair of the Board on Enterprise Economic Development, and Associate Editor for Monthly Weather Review and Weather and Forecasting.

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 13d

How did you get interested in the weather?

cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 13d

To celebrate 45 years of CIRA, founding Director Tom Vonder Haar shared about how he became interested in weather as a student. Vonder Haar is a CSU emeritus University Distinguished Professor and started his education in aeronautical engineering.

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 13d

Happy birthday CIRA! 🎉🎂

cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 14d

In 1980, the president of Colorado State University signed the cooperative agreement with NOAA that resulted in CIRA. Our founding director, Tom Vonder Haar, had been at @csuatmossci.bsky.social for about a decade before that.

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 14d

Congrats to all the new @agu.org fellows! 🎉

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 14d

Our Department Head and Professor Eric Maloney was elected as an AGU Fellow! He was selected for exemplary leadership and outstanding scientific achievements, which have significantly advanced our understanding of tropical meteorology, hurricanes and more.

www.atmos.colostate.edu/2025/09/prof...

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Colorado Climate Center @climate.colostate.edu · 14d

Yesterday was the wettest day in quite some time for northeastern Colorado. Widespread observations of over 1" of rain, and over 2" in some spots on the Plains.

Several inches of snow in the mountains too!

Map from coagmet.colostate.edu #cowx

Map of precipitation from CoAgMET on September 23, 2025. It shows over 1" of rain across all of northeast Colorado, with a maximum of 2.33" at Akron.

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 15d

It's that time of year for green and gold 💚💛

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 21d

Tsukada's work builds on CSU Department of Atmospheric Science Professor Emeritus Wayne Schubert‘s previous work.

“My study is positioned as an observational validation of the tropical cyclone dynamics that Wayne’s group investigated theoretically and numerically from 1999.”

cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 21d

The Meteorological Society of Japan honors CSU postdoc Taiga Tsukada with the Yamamoto Award. Tsukada receives the award in recognition for his work using satellites to track clouds in tropical cyclone eyes allowing for a new way to measure wind speeds.

www.cira.colostate.edu/science-stor...

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