The Atmospheric Reservoir

The Department of Water Resources contributes articles to a magazine titled North Dakota Water, published by the North Dakota Water Education Foundation. One page is called The Atmospheric Reservoir and is designed to examine the atmosphere and atmospheric resource management. The magazine is published monthly, excluding February and August. Past articles are found here in downloadable PDF format.

Current Issue

2025_12 - Winter Meteor Showers.pdf (614.44K)

Archived Issues

2025_11 - A Surprising September.pdf (786.32K) 2025_10 - New Radar Serving Southwestern ND.pdf (605.17K) 2025_07 - A Miraculous May.pdf (940.11K) 2025_06 - Summer Weather Preparedness.pdf (552.42K) 2025_04 - Probability of Precipitation Explained.pdf (425.46K) 2025_03 - On The Contrary, Those Are Contrails.pdf (693.44K) 2025_01 - Temperature Inversions.pdf (225.73K) 2024_12 - Fire Weather.pdf (2.10M) 2024_11 - September Records & Temperature Swings.pdf (293.70K) 2024_10 - 2024-25 Winter Outlook.pdf (845.96K) 2024_07 - A Busy Hurricane Season Forecasted.pdf (1.69M) 2024_06 - New Graphical User Interface For PRESENS.pdf (525.26K) 2024_04 - A Winter To Remember.pdf (484.49K) 2024_03 - April 8th Total Solar Eclipse.pdf (0.97M) 2023_12 - Daylight Savings Explained.pdf (360.69K) 2023_11 - Making Waves In The Magnetosphere.pdf (719.25K) 2023_10 - Goodbye La Nina, Hello El Nino.pdf (5.08M) 2023_07 - Interns Become Leaders.pdf (736.55K) 2023_06 - 2022-23 Snowfall Season - Temperatures, Precipitation and Flooding.pdf (351.28K) 2023_04 - Up, Up, and Away!.pdf (327.31K) 2023_03 - Take Me To The "Atmospheric River".pdf (623.63K) 2023_01 - A New Water Year?.pdf (446.07K) 2022_12 - Weather Conditions You Can Bet On.pdf (525.97K) 2022_11 - Hurricane Forecasts - The Sooner, The Better.pdf (624.69K) 2022_10 - Winter 2022-2023 Outlook.pdf (768.48K) 2022_07 - The Dog Days of Summer.pdf (779.61K) 2022_06 - An Astounding April.pdf (1.02M) 2022_05 - Thunderstruck.pdf (547.39K) 2022_04 - Why Winter Winds?.pdf (789.60K) 2022_03 - Recording The Flipsides of North Dakota's Weather.pdf (474.94K) 2022_01 - A Flare For Solar Activity.pdf (15.25M) 2021_12 - October Relief & A Look Ahead.pdf (372.79K) 2021_10 - Weather Disasters - At What Cost?.pdf (745.41K) 2021_09 - Smoke & Precipitation.pdf (843.67K) 2021_07 - The New Normals.pdf (817.49K) 2021_06 - Plowing Through Drought.pdf (426.63K) 2021_05 - UFO? No, UFS!.pdf (892.04K) 2021_04 - Are You Aware Of Severe Weather.pdf (791.34K) 2021_03 - Degree-Days.pdf (338.41K) 2021_01 - Wintering A Drought.pdf (721.82K) 2020_12 - Snow Observers Wanted.pdf (284.16K) 2020_11 - A Little Bit About Orbits.pdf (1.20M) 2020_10 - Saving A Growing Season.pdf (934.42K) 2020_09 - Derecho.pdf (971.17K) 2020_07 - Wet Fall, Dry Spring.pdf (2.57M) 2020_06 - Whats On Your Radar.pdf (1.43M) 2020_05 - New Weather Radar Serving Northwest North Dakota.pdf (624.48K) 2020_04 - Severe Weather Awareness.pdf (773.80K) 2020_03 - ? A Flood of Concern.pdf (955.22K) 2020_01 - Seeding Clouds In The Arctic.pdf (300.67K) 2019_12 - An Oscillating Winter?.pdf (268.88K) 2019_11 - A Soggy September.pdf (4.37M) 2019_10 - What Does Climate Change Mean For North Dakota?.pdf (1.01M) 2019_09 - Seeing Colors in North Dakota's Skies.pdf (479.48K) 2019_07 - Heating Things Up.pdf (320.71K) 2019_06 - SKYWARN.pdf (627.41K) 2019_05 - The Jet Stream.pdf (337.76K) 2019_04 - A Frigid February.pdf (1.19M) 2019_03 - Which Way Is North.pdf (333.27K) 2019_01 - Gaining New "Insight" About Mars.pdf (387.61K) 2018_12 - Revisiting The 2018 Growing Season.pdf (2.88M) 2018_11 - Cosmic Rays.pdf (568.66K) 2018_10 - El Nino - A Welcome Winter Reprieve?.pdf (662.76K) 2018_09 - Staking A Research Claim.pdf (380.85K) 2018_07 - Learning About Lightning.pdf (620.20K) 2018_06 - Improved Long Term Forecasts.pdf (1.57M) 2018_05 - April Snow Showers Bring May Flowers?.pdf (1.20M) 2018_04 - April's Energetic Air.pdf (346.49K) 2018_03 - Contrails.pdf (735.62K) 2018_01 - Where The Wind Blows.pdf (594.74K) 2017_12 - Winter Clouds.pdf (1.20M) 2017_11 - Enlightening Lightning.pdf (758.33K) 2017_10 - Observing Differences In Precipitation.pdf (478.49K) 2017_09 - The Latest on GOES-16.pdf (630.01K) 2017_07 - A Total Solar Eclipse.pdf (1.72M) 2017_06 - Modeling North Dakota's Thunderstorms.pdf (723.06K) 2017_04 - Summer Severe Weather Awareness Week.pdf (547.79K) 2017_03 - Chilling Facts About The Wind.pdf (387.62K) 2017_01 - The Children's Blizzard of 1888.pdf (650.52K) 2016_12 - Ice Vs Water -- Density Matters.pdf (219.83K) 2016_11 - At Odds With North Dakota's Winter Outlook.pdf (976.40K) 2016_10 - The Next Generation of Weather Satellites -- GOES-R.pdf (345.61K) 2016_09 - The Atmosphere Inside a Bag of Potato Chips.pdf (318.12K) 2016_07 - An Atmospheric Fireball.pdf (175.81K) 2016_06 - Forensic Meteorology.pdf (367.69K) 2016_05 - Pluto Our Distant Dwarf Planet.pdf (277.49K) 2016_04 - Above Normal Lows.pdf (661.95K) 2016_03 - El Nino Update.pdf (553.21K) 2016_01 - Bowman Radar Relocation.pdf (1.30M) 2015_12 - Timing Is Almost Everything.pdf (1.41M) 2015_11 - Five Things You Probably Didn't Know About Snow.pdf (2.36M) 2015_10 - The Return of El Nino.pdf (683.93K) 2015_09 - Smoke Transport.pdf (487.61K) 2015_07 - Gauging Your Interest.pdf (858.01K) 2015_06 - Fire Weather.pdf (943.69K) 2015_05 - Fahrenheit vs Celsius.pdf (370.38K) 2015_04 - Warming Up To Advection.pdf (579.64K) 2015_03 - Temperature Inversions Explained.pdf (605.04K) 2015_01 - Weather Beacons.pdf (599.67K) 2014_12 - Saving Daylight.pdf (379.51K) 2014_11 - Winter Weather Review.pdf (664.48K) 2014_10 - 2014 NDCMP Extending Circumstances.pdf (765.70K) 2014_09 - Atmospheric Acoustics.pdf (747.58K) 2014_07 - How To Make A Thunderstorm.pdf (712.93K) 2014_06 - Verified Weather Warnings.pdf (545.63K) 2014_05 - Precipitation By Percentages.pdf (642.46K) 2014_04 - North Dakotas Water Cycle.pdf (694.86K) 2014_03 - Our Snowy Beginnings.pdf (421.23K) 2014_01 - The Physiological Effects of Weather.pdf (879.24K) 2013_12 - Mixed Precipitation.pdf (1.08M) 2013_11 - 2013 Another Year For The Records.pdf (739.99K) 2013_10 - Red Sprites.pdf (180.57K) 2013_09 - It's Harvest Season.pdf (1.71M) 2013_07 - Mother Nature's Helping Hand In The 2013 Flood Season.pdf (1.17M) 2013_06 - Fishing For The Perfect Weather.pdf (0.99M) 2013_05 - Not Just Hot Air.pdf (769.22K) 2013_04 - Measuring Snow.pdf (333.68K) 2013_03 - Unusually Warm And Dry 2012.pdf (628.57K) 2013_01 - Water Is Out Of This World.pdf (0.98M) 2012_12 - A Jump Through Our Atmosphere.pdf (564.54K) 2012_11 - New Radar Tools.pdf (472.54K) 2012_07 - Watering From The Skies.pdf (705.59K) 2012_06 - POLCAST Research Project Set For Another Season.pdf (705.48K) 2012_05 - The Growing Season.pdf (935.18K) 2012_03 - An Extremely Mild Winter.pdf (352.67K) 2012_01 - Northern Plains Temperature Variability.pdf (622.63K) 2011_11 - Radar Artifacts.pdf (1.34M) 2011_10 - Checking In On Solar Cycle 24.pdf (684.34K) 2011_09 - The Heat Index.pdf (404.81K) 2011_07 - Weather Acronyms.pdf (273.26K) 2011_06 - Degree Days Defined.pdf (269.58K) 2011_05 - Let's Get Ready To Rumble.pdf (617.83K) 2011_04 - Snow Business.pdf (1.02M) 2011_03 - ARBCON Has New Precip Mapping Tool.pdf (601.31K) 2011_01 - Bowman Radar To Operate Year-Round.pdf (728.74K) 2010_11 - Who is Jack Frost.pdf (1.38M) 2010_10 - Looking Back At 2010 Severe Weather Season.pdf (1.18M) 2010_09 - Snow Reporting Comes To ARBCON.pdf (573.92K) 2010_07 - POLCAST Brings New Technologies.pdf (819.72K) 2010_06 - 2010 NDCMP Operational Enhancements.pdf (701.74K) 2010_05 - Exporting North Dakotas Winds.pdf (886.05K) 2010_04 - CCN Small Wonders.pdf (371.73K) 2010_03 - Flood Forecasting Resources.pdf (644.84K) 2010_01 - A November To Remember.pdf (740.76K) 2009_12 - A Solar Calendar.pdf (411.02K) 2009_11 - Weather Satellites Our Eyes In The Sky.pdf (0.97M) 2009_10 - 09-10 Winter Outlook Balmy Or Frosty?.pdf (642.26K) 2009_09 - How Do Weather Radars Work.pdf (386.30K) 2009_07 - Improved Radars Offer New Opportunities.pdf (1.37M) 2009_06 - Cloud Seeding Has Big Economic Impact.pdf (867.01K) 2009_05 - The NWS Changes Severe Hail Size.pdf (437.71K) 2009_03 - A True North Dakota Winter.pdf (1.22M) 2009_01 - A Standard Atmosphere.pdf (564.06K) 2008_12 - Precipitation Data Improved With New Tools.pdf (369.07K) 2008_11 - CoCoRaHS Comes to North Dakota.pdf (656.83K) 2008_10 - Wyoming Weather Mod Pilot Project.pdf (1.55M) 2008_09 - A Balanced North Dakota Harvest.pdf (407.57K) 2008_07 - Hooked on Cloud Seeding.pdf (2.80M) 2008_06 - Research To Shed More Light On Rainfall.pdf (837.66K) 2008_05 - Deja Drought.pdf (753.26K) 2008_04 - Our Sun Has Spots.pdf (550.29K) 2008_03 - North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network.pdf (584.76K) 2008_01 - Record Snows.pdf (709.70K) 2007_12 - Websites Offer Better Climate and Drought Tools.pdf (779.45K) 2007_11 - Looking Back At The 2007 Growing Season.pdf (424.57K) 2007_10 - Legislation Would Establish Federal Weather Modification Research Program.pdf (394.66K) 2007_09 - North Dakotas Harvest Time Freeze.pdf (204.57K) 2007_07 - What Drought.pdf (644.30K) 2007_06 - Fujita Enhanced.pdf (217.92K) 2007_05 - Spring And Summer Weather Outlook.pdf (815.17K) 2007_04 - Colorado Basin States Expand Seeding Programs.pdf (289.21K) 2007_03 - Panel Releases Report On Climate Change.pdf (483.14K) 2007_01 - NDs 511 System Weathering Your Drive.pdf (281.00K) 2006_12 - ARBCON Celebrates 30 Years.pdf (454.39K) 2006_11 - Winter 06-07 Frigid Or Mild For North Dakota?.pdf (519.55K) 2006_10 - Internships Allow Students To Get Their Feet Wet.pdf (205.15K) 2006_09 - Cloud Seeding Research May Improve Rain Enhancement And Hail Suppression.pdf (558.31K) 2006_07 - Catching Wind Of An Idea.pdf (415.11K) 2006_06 - The Sun And The Mood.pdf (446.20K) 2006_03 - ARBCON Introduces Internet Reporting.pdf (384.48K) 2006_01 - Senate Committee passes Weather Modification Research Bill.pdf (205.26K) 2005_12 - Global Warming & Hurricanes - Cause and Effect.pdf (320.35K) 2005_11 - Weather Modification - A Global Interest.pdf (0.97M) 2005_10 - When Do Seasons Officially Change?.pdf (236.66K) 2005_07 - The Science Behind Drought Monitoring.pdf (0.98M) 2005_06 - Experienced Team Returns to 2005 NDCMP.pdf (1.26M) 2005_05 - Get Ready For Summer Weather.pdf (696.47K) 2005_04 - Water Management & Weather Modification Go Hand-In-Hand.pdf (213.30K) 2005_03 - Is Pollution Affecting Precipitation?.pdf (206.99K) 2005_01 - Have You Seen The GREEN Flash?.pdf (249.24K) 2004_12 - 2004 Growing Season - A Look Back.pdf (489.43K) 2004_11 - Winter Outlook - Warm And Dry.pdf (1.45M) 2004_10 - Cloud Seeding 401 - Economic Impacts.pdf (264.84K) 2004_09 - Cloud Seeding 301 - How it all works.pdf (232.43K) 2004_07 - Cloud Seeding 201 - Operations Targeting.pdf (210.99K) 2004_06 - Cloud Seeding 101 - Thunderstorm Development.pdf (246.66K) 2004_03 - Global Warming Fact Or Fiction?.pdf (203.36K) 2004_01 - Prepare For Safe Winter Travel.pdf (223.60K) 2003_12 - National Research Council Releases Report On Weather Modification.pdf (230.34K) 2003_11 - September Rains Ease Drought.pdf (236.57K) 2003_05 - Dakota Volunteers - Valuable Assets.pdf (172.40K) 2001_11 - Old Man Winter Approaches.pdf (99.00K) 1999_06 - Update - Summertime Weather Modification.pdf (79.43K) 1998_12 - To Seed or Not To Seed.pdf (80.65K) 1998_04 - Atmospheric Stability.pdf (81.55K) 1998_01 - A Radar Case Study.pdf (203.02K) 1997_11 - Our Changing Seasons.pdf (81.97K) 1997_10 - The El Nino Southern Oscillation.pdf (161.06K) 1997_09 - Thunderstorm Life Cycles.pdf (83.28K) 1997_05 - ARB Web Site gets Face Lift.pdf (79.55K) 1997_03 - Cloud Seeding Evaluation Completed.pdf (81.61K) 1997_01 - Winter Season Travel.pdf (108.28K)