Archive for July, 2007

WeatherBrains 77: “Hurricanes…(chirp)…Waves…(chirp)…”

WeatherBrains Episode 77 is now online (July 16, 2007). The netcast for people who love weather.

In this week’s episode:

Phil KlotzbachWhere Are The Hurricanes?: The next hurricane season forecast from Colorado State University won’t be out until August 3. We’ll get a season update from Phil Klotzbach from Colorado State and The Tropical Meteorology Project. We’ll also remind the skeptics that the peak of hurricane season is still a few months away;

Wave HouseWaves: Researchers at Colorado State University and Oregon State University are doing a first-of-its-kind study this year to learn more about how hurricane driven waves affect woodframe structures. In the wake of hurricane Katrina the research, done in the giant tsunami wave tank at Oregon State, will provide valuable information to engineers and builders. David Black visits with associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering John van de Lindt from Colorado State;

Photo: Brian Marlin via WikipediaAnd…what is that noise? Must have something to do with Brian Peters. Also, J.B. cruises The Great Lakes;

From The Weather Center…

  • WeatherBrains 101: From the ground to about 60,000 feet is where most of the “weather” happens. Professor Peters explores the troposphere.
  • This Week In Weather History: A National Weather Service Office feels the heat, Tiger can’t beat the weather, and a very high tornado. All in This Week In Weather History with Bill Murray.

Join David Black, James Spann, Brian Peters, J.B. Elliott and Kevin Selle….

We would love to hear from you! To leave a recorded message, call 1-888-247-8627. Some calls may be used in future episodes. Also, feel free to post comments to the site and send us an email at question@weatherbrains.com.

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Jul 16, 2007 | 0 comments View Post

WeatherBrains 76: “Hours to Minutes”

WeatherBrains Episode 76 is now online (July 9, 2007).  The netcast for people who love weather.

In this week’s episode:

Hours to Minutes: Researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) have developed a way to use Doppler radar data to monitor changes in hurricane strength likeHurricane never before. Prior to their technique, hurricane central pressure readings had to wait for flight reports available only every several hours. Now in testing at the National Hurricane Center, the new method can interpret pressure trends every six minutes. We’ll talk with Dr. Wen-Chau Lee and Michael Bell from NCAR;

NOAA LogoBig Changes At NHC: National Hurricane Center Director Bill Proenza was removed from his position on Monday, July 9 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Mr. Proenza had been making news for several months for being critical of some decisions made by NOAA. We’ll talk about the controversy and hear from some Emergency Managers;

From The Weather Center…

  • WeatherBrains 101: Iso, iso everywhere. What are all those squiggly lines on the weather maps? Professor Peters explains.
  • This Week In Weather History: Lightning heats up New York city … a baseball pitcher cries foul at the wind … and a commercial aircrew’s decision to land during a thunderstorm leads to catastrophe. Bill Murray has This Week In Weather History.

Join James Spann, Kevin Selle, Brian Peters, J.B. Elliott and David Black….

We would love to hear from you! To leave a recorded message, call 1-888-247-8627. Some calls may be used in future episodes. Also, feel free to post comments to the site and send us an email at question@weatherbrains.com.

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Jul 10, 2007 | 0 comments View Post
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