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Open OnDemand Now Available
May 18, 2026 Updated: May 20, 2026

NSF NCAR and CISL staff have recently released the Open OnDemand platform. Open OnDemand (OOD) is a web-based HPC portal that provides access to NSF NCAR's computing resources through an intuitive graphical user interface. Open OnDemand may be accessed at https://ondemand.hpc.ucar.edu/  The platform includes means to assess current job statuses, submit jobs, open a shell, start a VNC or remot...

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May 22nd Registration Deadline for the 2026 Pythia Cook-off
May 18, 2026

Registration for the 2026 Pythia Cook-off will close on Friday, May 22. Registration is open for the 2026 Pythia Cook-off, a U.S. National Science Foundation–funded hackathon dedicated to the development of Pythia Cookbooks. This event offers a unique opportunity to enhance your Python programming, communication, collaboration, and educational skills while contributing to the growing collectio...

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Upcoming Conferences, Events, and Calls for Submissions
May 13, 2026

Please see below for upcoming workshops, summer schools, and conferences with relevant deadlines early to late summer that may be of interest to Earth system and computational scientists, researchers, and students. • ESIP July 2026 Meeting Bridging Divides: Data, Technology, Community • Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) twice annual meeting • Austin, TX + Virtual option July 28-31,...

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Join a talk about Arctic forecasting systems—refreshments served for in-person guests
May 8, 2026

On Thursday, May 21 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm MT, join the Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Laboratory (MMM) at NSF NCAR for a presentation on regional modeling. The talk is entitled, “Development of the UFS-Arctic: A Unified Forecast System Pan-Arctic Research Capability.”  Kristin Barton, Christopher Cox, and Lisa Bengtsson will discuss NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL) efforts to dev...

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Watch a virtual seminar about the global atmospheric footprint of wildfires
May 8, 2026

On Wednesday, May 20, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm MT, join NSF NCAR’s Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science (CPAESS) for a virtual discovery seminar. The talk is entitled, “From Regional To Global: The Far-Reaching Impacts Of Wildfires On The Atmosphere And Climate.” Dr. Yaowei Li will discuss how smoke from intense fires travels across the globe and alters the atmosphe...

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Read the article: Mya Sears demonstrates how GDEX streamlines ESS research
May 8, 2026

For Earth system science (ESS) researchers, data acquisition is often a massive bottleneck. In a new CISL News article, learn how Mya Sears of the Earth Observing Laboratory (EOL) used the Geoscience Data Exchange (GDEX) to solve this problem and overhaul her research workflow.  The article demonstrates how Sears used GDEX to reduce a multi-day process to under a minute, allowing her to priorit...

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