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A black and white photo shows Joseph Smagorinsky, Kirk Bryan, and Suki Manabe sitting and discussing a paper in 1969.

Former NOAA scientist honored for pioneering ocean and climate science

January 27, 2023

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A black and white photo shows Joseph Smagorinsky, Kirk Bryan, and Suki Manabe sitting and discussing a paper in 1969.

The Treasures of NOAA's Ark exhibit on display at the Tellus Science Museum in Atlanta, GA. Several cases are spread throughout the room, with maps, and charts, early scientific instruments, and other historical artifacts inside them.

Discover NOAA's treasures at the Tellus Science Museum

December 14, 2022

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The Treasures of NOAA's Ark exhibit on display at the Tellus Science Museum in Atlanta, GA. Several cases are spread throughout the room, with maps, and charts, early scientific instruments, and other historical artifacts inside them.

CIRES scientist Patrick Cullis releases a weather balloon carrying an ozonesonde from NOAA's Marshall Mesa on the 50th anniversary of the first ozonesonde launch from the research site near Boulder, Colorado, in 1967.

Fifty years ago, a historic balloon launch that changed the way we see the ozone layer

April 27, 2017

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CIRES scientist Patrick Cullis releases a weather balloon carrying an ozonesonde from NOAA's Marshall Mesa on the 50th anniversary of the first ozonesonde launch from the research site near Boulder, Colorado, in 1967.