WeatherBrains 79: Flash … Boom!
WeatherBrains Episode 79 is now online (July 30, 2007). The netcast audio program for people who love weather.
In this week’s episode:
Lightning Photography: Ever wondered how photographers get those spectacular shots of lightning events? In a Weather Brains Extra: “Catching The Flash,” we have just the answers you’re looking for when we talk with Harald Edens on his techniques for getting a great shot. Harald is an accomplished lightning photographer, as well as a lightning researcher at Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research in the mountains of New Mexico.
From The Weather Center:
- WeatherBrains 101: Temperature decreases with height – a pretty commonly known bit of information we learned in science class in school. But what happens when the temperature increases with height? These inversions can bust a forecast, so listen to Professor Peters and WeatherBrains 101.
This Week In Weather History: Hurricane season is well underway and this week in weather was a big one for hurricanes like Celia and Allen. Plus, weather brings down a jet in one of the worst weather-related crashes in aviation history.
Websites From This Episode:
Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
American Radio Relay League (for information on how to become an Amateur Radio Operator)
Join Brian Peters, J.B. Elliott, Bill Murray and David Black in the latest episode.
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WeatherBugs: The entire cast of WeatherBrains has been called out by a new professor in town. If you heard Episode 77 you know there was a pretty big racket going on in the background. Well, a very special bug expert joins us to set the record straight. Join us for more chirping;
Riding the Storms: Researchers from NASA are in Costa Rica flying to the tops of thunderstorms. They are trying to figure out how air from the troposphere (where all the weather happens) moves to the stratophere. We’ll talk with two of the scientists making 
