WeatherBrains 517: Tugged On It In Oklahoma
WeatherBrains Episode 517 is now online (December 14, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
The BrainChild behind tonight’s show is no stranger to the show, having appeared several times. He is the Science and Operations Officer at the National Weather Service in Birmingham. Kevin Laws, welcome back to WeatherBrains! Tonight’s second Guest WeatherBrain is one of the world’s leasing experts on mesoscale meteorology, severe convective storms, forecasting of storms and tornadogenesis. He was the field coordinator of the first VORTEX and he will be the Program Manager for the upcoming VORTEX SE field experiment. Dr. Erik Rasmussen, welcome to WeatherBrains!
Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:
- Reliability of storm chaser/spotter reports
- Drone usefulness in storm reporting
- FogBank with SkyDaver
- Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
- and more!
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From The Weather Center:
WeatherBrains 101: Did you know that there are bombs in meteorology? Well, actually the more correct term would be bombogenesis which is frequently shortened to bomb. So what are these and where do they occur? You’ll get the answers in the 101 segment this week.
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Picks of the Week:
Nate Johnson – NOAA Hiring
Kevin Laws – NWS Birmingham Twitter Account
John Scala – California Weather Blog
Bill Murray – RAP data from Brian McNoldy
Rick Smith – The Science Of Weather In Star Wars
James Spann – ENSO Blog
Aubrey Urbanowicz – Sunrise and Sunset Forecast
SkyDavers Blog – The Fog Bank
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Dr. John Scala, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Rick Smith, 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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James Spann is one of the most recognized and trusted television meteorologists in the industry. He holds the AMS CCM designation and television seals from the AMS and NWA. He is a past winner of the Broadcast Meteorologist of the Year from both professional organizations.Subscribe
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