Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

A PSL team, 20th Century Reanalysis

Profiles
Headshot of Prashant Sardeshmukh
Headshot of Kimberley McColl
People
Gilbert Compo, Prashant Sardeshmukh, Chesley McColl
Year Awarded
2017
Type
Medal: Gold
Affiliation
PSL
Geography
CIRES

were part of a team in NOAA’s Physical Sciences Laboratory recognized with a Department of Commerce Gold Medal in 2016. Compo, Sardeshmukh and McColl and NOAA’s Jeff Whitaker created the 20th Century Reanalysis, a pioneering reconstruction of global weather and extremes using only surface pressure observations. The Department of Commerce's Gold Medal recognizes distinguished performance characterized by extraordinary, notable, or prestigious contributions, but it can only be used to recognize federal employees. CIRES awards CIRES Gold Medals for team members critical to award-winning work.