{"id":83,"date":"2017-12-10T22:06:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T22:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atlas.niu.edu\/WCS\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2025-08-29T20:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:34:11","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/index.php\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"417\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ice.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ice.png 417w, https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ice-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/icechip.niu.edu\/\">ICECHIP Field Campaign<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mobile.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mobile.png 528w, https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mobile-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Mobile home vulnerability to tornadoes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"559\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rivers.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rivers.png 559w, https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rivers-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Atmospheric rivers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/variability.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/variability.png 507w, https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/variability-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/variability-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Intraseasonal variability of extreme weather<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/corn.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/corn.png 633w, https:\/\/wcs.niu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/corn-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Climate and 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