Doppler Radar: Base Reflectivity
Weather radar is a common tool we see everywhere, from tv to the internet to apps on our smartphones and watches. We know to look for where we are on…
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Weather radar is a common tool we see everywhere, from tv to the internet to apps on our smartphones and watches. We know to look for where we are on…
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While “summer weather” is not a well-defined term, most of us would agree that if the temperature hits 90o F, we definitely have “summer weather”. This year, May had some…
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New England is famous for its changeable weather. “Wait a minute and the weather will change” is a comment often made when hoping for better weather. We are in the…
Continue Reading[caption id="attachment_244" align="alignleft" width="368"] Behind the scenes at The Weather Company's studio in Atlanta, GA[/caption] After becoming a meteorologist in the Marine Corps, I thought that was what I wanted…
Continue ReadingMeteorology is widely recognized as being a segment of the news. A Meteorologist comes on the television, gives the forecast for the week, talks about any current advisories, watches or…
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The Boston Marathon has been in the running (ha ha .........) for 122 years and has seen its share of weather events, from extremes to the norms, over this time!…
Continue ReadingSo what happened with the last nor'easter? We were all saying we would get several inches of snow and it would start Wednesday and get intense that night into Thursday…
Continue ReadingAfter such a mild February, it seemed as though New England was in for an early spring. That is, until March came about... Barely 3 weeks into the month of…
Continue Reading[caption id="attachment_174" align="alignright" width="294"] Handling forecasts and observations in the field is of vital importance to operations. Seen here is a cobra landing. On approach an aircraft requests latest observation…
Continue ReadingThere are a lot of excellent free resources now available, so I thought I'd start putting together a list. Hopefully, I will update these with more entries and commentary. Add…
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