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The Atmospheric Reservoir

The North Dakota Water Magazine is published ten times a year monthly except February and August by the North Dakota Water Education Foundation. Here you will find monthly contributions to the magazine by ARB staff.

  • May 2013 (769 kb) - Not Just Hot Air
  • April 2013 (333 kb) - Measuring Snow
  • March 2013 (628 kb) - Unusually Warm and Dry 2012
  • January 2013 (1,006 kb) - Water is Out of this World

  • December 2012 (564 kb) - A Jump Through Our Atmosphere
  • November 2012 (472 kb) - New Radar Tools
  • July 2012 (705 kb) - Watering From The Skies
  • June 2012 (705 kb) - POLCAST research project set for another season
  • May 2012 (935 kb) - The Growing Season
  • March 2012 (352 kb) - An Extremely Mild Winter
  • January 2012 (622 kb) - Northern Plains Temperature Variability

  • November 2011 (1 mb) - Radar Artifacts
  • October 2011 (684 kb) - Checking in on Solar Cycle 24
  • September 2011 (404 kb) - The Heat Index
  • July 2011 (273 kb) - Weather Acronyms
  • June 2011 (269 kb) - "Degree-Days" Defined
  • May 2011 (617 kb) - Let's Get Ready to Rumble
  • April 2011 (1 mb) - Snow Business
  • March 2011 (601 kb) - ARBCON Has New Precip Mapping Tool
  • January 2011 (728 kb) - Bowman Radar to Operate Year-round

  • November 2010 (1 mb) - Who is Jack Frost?
  • October 2010 (1 mb) - Looking Back at 2010 Severe Weather Season
  • September 2010 (573 kb) - Snow Reporting Comes to ARBCON
  • July 2010 (819 kb) - POLCAST Brings New Technologies
  • June 2010 (701 kb) - 2010 NDCMP: Operational Enhancements
  • May 2010 (886 kb) - "Exporting" North Dakota's Winds
  • April 2010 (371 kb) - CCN: Small Wonders
  • March 2010 (644 kb) - Flood Forecasting Resources
  • January 2010 (740 kb) - A November to Remember

  • December 2009 (411 kb) - A Solar Calendar
  • November 2009 (995 kb) - Weather Satellites: Our Eyes in the Sky
  • October 2009 (642 kb) - 09-10 Winter Outlook: Balmy or Frosty?
  • September 2009 (386 kb) - How Do Weather Radars Work?
  • July 2009 (1 mb) - Improved Radars Offer New Opportunities
  • June 2009 (867 kb) - Cloud Seeding Has Big Economic Impact
  • May 2009 (437 kb) - The NWS Changes Severe Hail Size
  • March 2009 (1 mb) - A True North Dakota Winter
  • January 2009 (564 kb) - A Standard Atmosphere?

  • December 2008 (369 kb) - Precip Data Improved with New Tools
  • November 2008 (656 kb) - CoCoRaHS Comes to North Dakota
  • October 2008 (1 mb) - Wyoming Weather Modification Pilot Project
  • September 2008 (407 kb) - A Balanced North Dakota Harvest?
  • July 2008 (2 mb) - Hooked on Cloud Seeding
  • June 2008 (837 kb) - Research To Shed More Light on Rainfall
  • May 2008 (753 kb) - Deja Drought
  • April 2008 (550 kb) - Our Sun Has Spots
  • March 2008 (584 kb) - North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network
  • January 2008 (709 kb) - Record Snows

  • December 2007 (779 kb) - Websites Offer Better Climate & Drought Tools
  • November 2007 (424 kb) - Looking Back at the 2007 Growing Season
  • October 2007 (394 kb) - Legislation Would Establish Federal Weather Modification Research Program
  • September 2007 (204 kb) - North Dakota's Harvest Time Freeze
  • July 2007 (644 kb) - What Drought?
  • June 2007 (217 kb) - Fujita...Enhanced
  • May 2007 (815 kb) - Spring and Summer Weather Outlook
  • April 2007 (289 kb) - Colorado Basin States Expand Seeding Programs
  • March 2007 (483 kb) - Panel Releases Report on Climate Change
  • January 2007 (281 kb) - ND's 511 System: Weathering Your Drive

  • December 2006 (454 kb) - ARBCON Celebrates 30 Years
  • November 2006 (519 kb) - Winter '06-'07: Frigid or Mild for North Dakota?
  • October 2006 (205 kb) - Internships Allow Students to Get Their Feet Wet
  • September 2006 (558 kb) - Cloud Seeding Research May Improve Rain Enhancement, Hail Suppression
  • July 2006 (415 kb) - Catching Wind of an Idea
  • June 2006 (446 kb) - The Sun and the Mood
  • May 2006 (595 kb) - Precipitation Data Found on SWC MapServices
  • April 2006 (392 kb) - Weatherlore: Fact or Fiction?
  • March 2006 (384 kb) - ARBCON introduces internet reporting
  • January 2006 (205 kb) - Senate Committee passes Weather Modification Research Bill

  • December 2005 (320 kb) - Global Warming & Hurricanes: Cause & Effect?
  • November 2005 (992 kb) - Weather Modification: A Global Interest
  • October 2005 (236 kb) - When Do Seasons Officially Change?
  • July 2005 (998 kb) - The science behind drought monitoring
  • June 2005 (1 mb) - Experienced Team Returns to 2005 NDCMP
  • May 2005 (696 kb) - Get Ready for Summer Weather
  • April 2005 (213 kb) - Water Management & Weather Modification Go Hand-in-Hand
  • March 2005 (206 kb) - Is pollution affecting precipitation?
  • January 2005 (249 kb) - Have You Seen the Green Flash?

  • December 2004 (489 kb) - 2004 Growing Season: A Look Back
  • November 2004 (1 mb) - Winter Outlook: Warm and Dry
  • October 2004 (264 kb) - Cloud Seeding 401: Economic Impacts
  • September 2004 (232 kb) - Cloud Seeding 301: How it all works
  • July 2004 (210 kb) - Cloud Seeding 201: Operations Targeting
  • June 2004 (246 kb) - Cloud Seeding 101: Thunderstorm Development
  • May 2004 (203 kb) - Just your average normal
  • March 2004 (203 kb) - Global Warming: Fact or Fiction?
  • January 2004 (223 kb) - Prepare for Safe Winter Travel

  • December 2003 (230 kb) - National Research Council releases report on weather modification
  • November 2003 (236 kb) - September rains ease drought
  • October 2003 (224 kb) - Drought persists, expands in North Dakota
  • September 2003 (128 kb) - Update on the 2003 NDCMP
  • July 2003 (0 kb) - La Nina: Returning for the Winter?
  • June 2003 (79 kb) - Panel of experts reviews NDCMP operations & safeguards
  • May 2003 (172 kb) - Dakota Volunteers: Valuable Assets
  • March 2003 (108 kb) - North Dakota cloud seeding research to begin this spring
  • January 2003 (181 kb) - Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

  • December 2002 (0 kb) - ARBCON illuminates drought and flooding
  • November 2002 (83 kb) - 2002 NDCMP comes to a close
  • September 2002 (78 kb) - National Academy of Sciences reviewing status of weather modification
  • July 2002 (77 kb) - Montana considering cloud seeding program
  • June 2002 (77 kb) - Weather modification organizations hold annual meetings
  • May 2002 (86 kb) - El Nino: On the Comeback?
  • April 2002 (84 kb) - Weather Awareness: The Key to Safety
  • March 2002 (79 kb) - New wind chill loses some bite
  • January 2002 (85 kb) - Drought's grip loosens in the Northwest

  • December 2001 (91 kb) - Congress approves $2 million for cloud seeding research
  • November 2001 (98 kb) - Old Man Winter Approaches
  • October 2001 (95 kb) - Change of seasons is in the air...
  • September 2001 (108 kb) - How are weather forecasts created?
  • July 2001 (92 kb) - Bismarck-Mandan hailstorm an incredible event
  • June 2001 (93 kb) - Ground school lays the foundation for success in the field
  • May 2001 (85 kb) - Thunder returns to the prairie
  • April 2001 (159 kb) - "Volunteer Network Ready for Another Year"
  • March 2001 (80 kb) - "What is a SUNDOG?"
  • January 2001 (83 kb) - "Williams County says YES to cloud seeding."

  • December 2000 (82 kb) - "National Academy of Science examines weather modification technology"
  • September 2000 (90 kb) - "The humidity is too high!"
  • July 2000 (0 kb) - "It sounded like a freight train"
  • June 2000 (91 kb) - Models, data point to a long wet cycle
  • May 2000 (215 kb) - ARB trains University of ND undergrads
  • April 2000 (109 kb) - Internet is a source of weather info
  • March 2000 (224 kb) - 1999 Growing Season: Another Wet One

  • October 1999 (96 kb) - When do seasons officially change?
  • September 1999 (85 kb) - Thunderstorms and Aircraft Safety
  • July 1999 (78 kb) - Radar coverage boosted in western North Dakota
  • June 1999 (79 kb) - UPDATE: Summertime Weather Modification
  • May 1999 (84 kb) - What makes hail?
  • April 1999 (88 kb) - Why is spring "prime time" for heavy precipitation events?
  • March 1999 (904 kb) - Precipitation mapping has a variety of uses
  • January 1999 (106 kb) - What is a snowflake?

  • December 1998 (80 kb) - To Seed Or Not To Seed?
  • November 1998 (87 kb) - What will La Nina bring?
  • October 1998 (79 kb) - Cloud Modification Project upgrades are successful
  • September 1998 (79 kb) - LIGHTNING: How far away is really "safe"?
  • July 1998 (100 kb) - Bowman, Stanley radar data available live!
  • June 1998 (83 kb) - Cloud seeding popular in North America
  • May 1998 (624 kb) - Five-year rainfall a reflection of lake woes
  • April 1998 (81 kb) - Atmospheric Stability
  • March 1998 (81 kb) - Weather radar to be installed in Stanley
  • January 1998 (203 kb) - A Radar Case Study


  • December 1997 (78 kb) - Rain ends its reign for another year
  • November 1997 (81 kb) - Our Changing Seasons
  • October 1997 (161 kb) - The El Nino Southern Oscillation
  • September 1997 (83 kb) - Thunderstorm lifecycles
  • July 1997 (80 kb) - Cloud modification program expanded
  • May 1997 (79 kb) - ARB Web site gets a facelift
  • April 1997 (78 kb) - Rain gauge network ready for Spring
  • March 1997 (81 kb) - Cloud seeding evaluation completed
  • January 1997 (108 kb) - Winter Season Travel