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Wind Chill: 2012

January 19, 2012 Bio-Medical

USA National Weather Service Wind Chill Chart

It’s Wind Chill time once again in the USA and most northern countries in the World (and for those in the Southern Hemisphere in about six months from now). Recent, below normal temperatures in the USA combined with more than usual wind speeds, have brought the Wind Chill phenomena to the forefront of most weather [...]

Exelis to provide sensors for climate measurement

December 27, 2011 Climate

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Clifton NJ, USA- ITT Exelis has received an additional $3.2 million award to produce satellite-based sensors that help measure precipitation around the world. Exelis sensors will be used on the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) program, which, through an international network of satellites, observes and measures global rainfall and snowfall. These measurements advance the understanding of [...]

Arctic Watch iOS Released: Second largest ice melt in recorded history

December 24, 2011 Climate

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Arctic Watch 1.98 for iOS is an interactive map of satellite photos that highlight the seasonal ice melt of the north and south pole. It utilizes the NASA Aqua satellite system to retrieve daily updates, and incorporate them into charts and animations that allow you to see trends extending back as far as 30 years. [...]

NOAA Predicts up to 15 Inches of Rainfall from Irene For NE USA

August 27, 2011 Climate

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Irene’s winds may be decreasing but the rains from the storm will pose problems for cities along the Eastern Seaboard. More Images… NOAA’s latest Global Forecast System model run at 1200z shows the predicted accumulation of rainfall from August 26 – August 31, 2011. The heaviest areas are concentrated around the Outer Banks, where Irene [...]

Deciphering a 10,000-Year-Old Weather Report

August 21, 2011 Climate

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Newswise — Geologists recently descended into caves on a small island in the middle of the South Pacific to try and gain a better understanding of weather patterns occurring as far back as 10,000 years ago. The researchers blogged about their experiences on the University of Alabama website at http://research.ua.edu/2011/07/caving-for-climate/ Led by Dr. Paul Aharon [...]

The U.S. National Lightning Detection Network & Database (NLDN)

August 3, 2011 Climate

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GCMD, USA —The National Lightning Detection Network, NLDN, consists of over 100 remote, ground-based sensing stations located across the United States that instantaneously detect the electromagnetic signals given off when lightning strikes the earth’s surface. These remote sensors send the raw data via a satellite-based communications network to the Network Control Center (NCC) operated by [...]

NOAA’s Watch, Warning & Advisory Products for Extreme Heat

July 23, 2011 Applications

Heat Index forecast map for the contiguous United States

Each US National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office (WFO) can issue the following heat-related products as conditions warrant plus they publish information on the Heat Index: Excessive Heat Outlooks: are issued when the potential exists for an excessive heat event in the next 3-7 days. An Outlook provides information to those who need considerable [...]

Two Days Left For ITS9 Abstracts!

July 14, 2011 Applications

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Held Once per Decade – The Top Temperature Meeting in Los Angeles – March 2012 ITS9 – the International Temperature Symposium – A friendly reminder that we are just two days away from the July 15 deadline for ITS9 Abstracts. We’ll be sending out a bulk email reminder to our general mail list. Do you [...]

Paper Call: Ninth Temp Symposium

June 15, 2011 Bimetallic

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Los Angeles USA | 19-23 March 2012 The Ninth International Temperature Symposium, ITS9, will be held in March of 2012, in conjunction with the Measurement Science Conference 2012, along with a combined technology exhibition. Sponsored by: Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and the USA’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Proceedings published by: American Institute [...]

NIST/Industry Temp Tracking Device May Have Climate Metrology Uses

June 9, 2011 Applications

Gaithersburg MD, USA – National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers are working to reduce the uncertainty associated with climate-change measurements using a mobile temperature-sensing technology made for tracking delicate or perishable, high-value packages in transit. Developed by international shipper FedEx and tested with help from NIST, the device connects to …

USA Weather Summary: April 2011

May 13, 2011 Climate

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April was a month of historic climate extremes across much of the United States! April temperatures averaged below normal across the northwestern half of the country and above normal from the southern Plains to the Northeast, reflecting a westerly circulation that extended further south — but was stronger — than normal. The three states …

NIST Prototypes Framework for Evaluating Sustainability Standards

May 4, 2011 Climate

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Gaithersburg MD, USA – As manufacturers and other businesses step up efforts to cut waste, reduce energy use and improve the overall sustainability of their products and processes, the number of planet-friendly standards and regulations also is increasing at a rapid clip, creating a sometimes-confusing array of options for “going …

NASA Mission & Rainfall Mystery

May 2, 2011 Climate

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Huntsville AL, USA — Scientists from NASA and other organizations are on a mission to unlock the mysteries of why certain clouds produce copious amounts of rain. In a field mission that is now under way, aircraft are carrying instruments above and into rain clouds. Meanwhile scientists are also getting rainfall …

USA Weather Summary: March 2011

April 24, 2011 Climate

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On a national scale, March ranked as the 39th warmest and 34th wettest March in the 1895-2011 record NOAA National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)* – A westerly flow dominated the circulation with many weather systems and cold fronts moving in the flow. These systems produced 115 preliminary reports of tornadoes and over 1000 hail …

USA Weather Summary: Feb 2011

March 15, 2011 Climate

Climate Highlights – February * During the month’s first half, a southward-plunging polar jet stream held temperatures as much as 15 °F below normal in much of the Central and Southern United States. Warm tropical air advanced northward across these regions during the second half of the month, and average temperatures reversed to nearly 15 [...]

US January 2011 the Coolest Since 1994

February 19, 2011 Climate

NOAA Reports: U.S. Cooler & Much Drier than Normal in January Last month was the coolest January since 1994, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, N.C. Across the contiguous United States, the average January temperature was 30.0 ° F, which is 0.8 °F below …

NASA Satellite Captured IR Image of U.S. ‘Big Chill’

February 17, 2011 Applications

Composite infrared image of the continental United States

BRRRR! Pasadena CA, USA – The current winter storm system that blasted much of the United States is depicted in this new NASA satellite image from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite. The image, a composite of AIRS data swaths taken on Feb. 1, 2011, highlights the preponderance of cold …

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