Weather 101 Segments from 2012
January
January 3rd – Weather Observations (ASOS) Audio Player
January 10th – ASOS limitations and parameters measuredAudio Player
January 16th – History of Upper Air Observations in the USAudio Player
January 23rd – History of Upper Air Observations in the US part 2Audio Player
January 30th – History of Upper Air Observations in the US part 3Audio Player
February
February 7th – Interesting facts of Upper Air ObservationsAudio Player
February 13th – RainAudio Player
February 20th – SynopticAudio Player
February 27th – EML (elevated mixed layer)Audio Player
March
March 7th – Geography measurement historyAudio Player
March 12th – UTC, Z time, and daylight-saving timeAudio Player
March 19th – jet stream (repeat topic)Audio Player
March 26th – real time weather maps (station model plots basics)Audio Player
April
April 2nd – Hurricane season experimental services for 2012Audio Player
April 9th – PhenologyAudio Player
April 16th – NWS Website design refresh (2012)Audio Player
April 23rd – Interesting Lightning factsAudio Player
April 30th – SatellitesAudio Player
May
May 7th – hail formation characteristicsAudio Player
May 14th – Hailstone growthAudio Player
May 21st – 2012 Hurricane season names and tropical cyclone overviewAudio Player
May 29th – Storm Surge values separated from storm rating categoriesAudio Player
June
June 4th – What is storm surge? Audio Player
June 12th – SLOSH ModelAudio Player
June 18th – Tropical Cyclone sizeAudio Player
June 26th – Rip CurrentsAudio Player
July
July 2nd – GloriesAudio Player
July 9th – Bermuda/Azores high and ring of fireAudio Player
July 16th – Red Flag Warnings (Fire weather vs. costal wind)Audio Player
July 23rd – Troughs and ridgesAudio Player
July 30th – Sun spikes on radarAudio Player
August
August 6th – Roost rings on radarAudio Player
August 14th – Smoke plumes on radarAudio Player
August 21st – Wind farms on radarAudio Player
August 27th – Traffic on radarAudio Player
September
September 4th – Anomalous propagation on radarAudio Player
September 10th – AlbedoAudio Player
September 17th – Albert J. MeyerAudio Player
September 24th – Pressure scales (pascals)Audio Player
October
October 1st – Norwegian cyclone modelAudio Player
October 8th – Types of low-pressure systemsAudio Player
October 15th – Types of high-pressure systemsAudio Player
October 22nd – Reasons for the seasonsAudio Player
October 29th – Global air circulation overview and Hadley cellAudio Player
November
November 5th – Feral and polar cellsAudio Player
November 12th – Radial VelocityAudio Player
November 19th – Liquid precipitationAudio Player
November 26th – Frozen precipitationAudio Player
December
December 3rd – ObscurationsAudio Player
December 10th – Snow cover’s role in temperature forecastsAudio Player
December 17th – Mackerel skies and mare’s tailsAudio Player
December 24th – Tilts of troughsAudio Player
December 31st – Tilts of troughs (repeat)Audio Player
