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WeatherBrains 144: Terri Bennett Is Back!

WeatherBrains Episode 144 is now online (October 27, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Terri Bennett is our guest tonight. She was on our show on January 15, 2008, Episode 103. We check back in with her to see how things are going. She relaunched her web site in September plus a special unveiling of ‘Do Your Part.’ She discusses the business model she’s following and how she is doing with the whole effort including a recent partnership with the local Charlotte newspaper. She discusses many of the things that she is doing including how she handles getting away for a little time off.

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • World Series playing in horrible cold rain
  • change to much colder weather across a large portion of US
  • and more!

    • Our mail bag has been getting a lot of attention and Kevin puts it all in perspective. Listener surveys are always welcome. Past weather information is hard to find. A request for hearing from Tom Wills. See the link below for tropical system and naming when crossing from basin to basin.

    From The Weather Center:

    WeatherBrains 101: Spikes. You’ve probably seen those pencil thin lines on radar from time to time. But what are they and why do they change. The professor looks into sunrise and sunset spikes and why they are seen on the radar.

    TWIWH: Bill Murray looks back at the week of October 28th including a Pacific storm, a mudslide in Mexico, a low pressure off the East Coast “The Perfect Storm,” international storms like the one in Bangladesh, a Vermont flood, and the Signal Corps beginnings of sending weather reports.

    Listener SurveyListener Surveys: Okay, we continue to drive this topic into the ground, but we really do like to hear from you. Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to fill out the Listener Survey. The survey takes just a minute or two to complete and provides us with an opportunity to learn where you are and hear your thoughts and comments on the show. Click here to take the survey.

    Web Sites from Episode 144:

    NWS Winter Weather Simplification Changes

    Information on Tropical Systems Crossing Basins

    Terry Heaton’s Blog

    Picks of the Week:

    Kevin Selle – iMapWeather

    Brian Peters – Gibson Ridge Radar Display Software

    James Spann – Teleconnections Charts

    JB Elliott – WeatherTap

    Join JB Elliott, Kevin Selle, James Spann, and Brian Peters as they bring a unique perspective to another fascinating netcast about the weather.

    We 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 drop us an email at email at (at symbol) weatherbrains dot com.

    Oct 27, 2008 | 0 comments View Post

    WeatherBrains 143: AOML Guest

    WeatherBrains Episode 143 is now online (October 20, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

    Dr. Mark PowellThis show we head back to South Florida after our visit to Alaska last week for a chat with Dr. Mark Powell, an atmospheric scientist with NOAA’s Hurricane Research Division (HRD) located at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami. Dr. Powell has a long list, and I do mean loooooong list, of credentials that you can find here.

    Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • H-wind analysis of wind field of hurricanes
  • IKE – Integrated Kinetic Energy scale for describing tropical systems, a combination of intensity and size
  • SDP – Surge Destructive Potential
  • The issue of getting people to understand the strength of a hurricane
  • and more!

    • Our mail bag has been getting a lot of attention. Storm Chaser show on the Discovery Channel. Old western link (see it below). New winter weather product changes? A weather discussion in which the potential snow might mean a call to Mom. Blog is called greatest weather resource on the planet. Weather folklore concerning a persimmon seed. Merging of tropical systems. AT&T pinheads have not called.

    From The Weather Center:

    WeatherBrains 101: Time. There’s local time and Eastern Time and daylight savings time and UTC and Zulu time. So, just what time is it really? This week our episode delves into weather time and how all of it stay coordinate. And you might even here a little Chicago, too.

    Listener SurveyListener Surveys: Okay, we continue to drive this topic into the ground, but we really do like to hear from you. Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to fill out the Listener Survey. The survey takes just a minute or two to complete and provides us with an opportunity to learn where you are and hear your thoughts and comments on the show. Click here to take the survey.

    Web Sites from Episode 143:

    Those Old Westerns

    NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, AOML

    AOML, Hurricane Research Division

    Information on IKE, Integrated Kinetic Energy

    Picks of the Week:

    Kevin Selle – Recon decoder

    Brian Peters – Cloud chart

    James Spann – Dr. Roy Spencer’s latest paper

    Join James Spann, Kevin Selle, and Brian Peters as they come together for another fascinating netcast about the weather.

    We 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 drop us an email at email at (at symbol) weatherbrains dot com.

    Oct 20, 2008 | 0 comments View Post
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