WeatherBrains 381: Hanging out with Babes

WeatherBrains Episode 381 is now online (May 13, 2013). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

We might have found a guest WeatherBrain who does more in less time than James Spann!

Dr. Kim Elmore is a research scientist with CIMMS, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, and adjunct associate professor of Meteorology at OU. He was part of the VORTEX2 project on the SR2 mobile radar team. Prior to that, he was an associate scientist with the RAP at NCAR. His current project is known by its very onomatopoeic name, “mPING” – the mobile Precipitation Identification Near the Ground project. They’ve just released a new mobile app. When he’s not at work, he’s a husband, father, runner, a single/multiple-engine and glider-rated pilot, an extra-class amateur radio operator, and – as if that wasn’t enough – violinist with the National Weather Center’s new performing ensemble, “Helical Flow.”

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

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From The Weather Center:

WeatherBrains 101: As we approach the summer season which includes an uptick in lightning occurrences, the 101 segment takes a look at a little of the history of lightning research. Did you know that lightning research actually netted one person a Nobel prize? All the details in this episode.

TWIWH: Bill Murray looks back at the week of May 13th.

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Web Sites from Episode 381:

Contest: Send your home screen capture to myapps at weatherbrains dot com. The prize is a James Spann Bobblehead Doll 2.0.

The Drink of Nate Johnson, Cheerwine!

NOAA Release on mPing app

Ping Project

NSSL Web Page

Picks of the Week:

JB Elliott – Lightning pic from the rim of the Grand Canyon

Nate Johnson – Time Lapse of World Change

Bill Murray – Rarity: Tornado Drought or Tornado Surplus

Brian Peters – Gets the Fog Horn!!

Kevin Selle – Mount Washington Observatory

James Spann – Forecast for the Future

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like JB Elliott, Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Kevin Selle, and Brian Peters. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.

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