Press Release 97-003 Scientists Probe Connections Between Coast-
to-Coast and Atlantic Ocean Winter Storms Better weather
forecasts, understanding of climate to result January 15, 1997
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Powerful winter storms that strike the U.S. West Coast often
occur in series, like the ones that recently raked Washington,
Oregon, and California. These storms have their counterparts in
the North Atlantic Ocean, and scientists supported in part by
the National Science Foundation (NSF) are hot on their trail. A
major field program involving atmospheric researchers from 11
countries is straddling the Atlantic Ocean from Newfoundland to
Ireland to study fierce winter storms that move eastward across
the ocean and pound western Europe. Participating scientists
include researchers from the National Center for Atmospheric
Research (NCAR) in Boulder, C