{"id":123,"date":"2008-12-08T22:32:33","date_gmt":"2008-12-09T04:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=123"},"modified":"2008-12-08T22:32:33","modified_gmt":"2008-12-09T04:32:33","slug":"weatherbrains-150-satellites-to-economics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=123","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 150:  Satellites to Economics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/audio\/wb120808.mp3\" title=\"Episode 150\">WeatherBrains Episode 150<\/a> is now online (December 8, 2008).  If you are crazy about weather, this is <strong>THE<\/strong> netcast audio program for you!<\/p>\n<a id='wpaudio-6a40f6ab49044' class='wpaudio wpaudio-readid3' href='http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/audio\/wb120808.mp3'>wb120808.mp3<\/a>\n<p>Those crazy weather geeks from WeatherBrains are at it once again with conversation about the weather.  This week there is some interesting news from the world of weather related to improvements to the next generation of weather satellites.  And Dr. Tim goes on a rant about computer model guidance.<\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<li>facts about some milestones from forecasting, regular, aviation and long term<\/li>\n<li>a questionable Civil Emergency Message from Lubbock, TX<\/li>\n<li>ranting about AT&#038;T pinheads and cell phone coverage<\/li>\n<li>business model in media plus future trends of the NWS<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<p>Our mail bag has been getting a lot of attention and James handles the duties.  Many notes came in about JB&#8217;s request for an underwear song.  Work continues to get Dave Schwartz on the show.  Measuring snow involves melting.    <\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong>  A question has been posed thanks <img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\"  hspace=10 vspace=5 src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/150px-US-Map.jpg\" alt=\"Map of continental US\" \/>to an earlier show about the definition of &#8220;continental US.&#8221;  The terminology we use in the field of meteorology is often misunderstood since there are literal meanings as well as common usage.  The topic for this week is a look at the term conus or continental US and what it means.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TWIWH:<\/strong>  Bill Murray looks back at the week of December 9th.   There&#8217;s a lot of dangerous weather out there, but most people probably don&#8217;t consider fog one of them.  But driving in fog, especially when the visibility varies dramatically, can be dangerous and Bill Murray has the details on one such event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" vspace=\"8\" align=\"right\" width=\"80\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/images\/cans.jpg\" hspace=\"8\" alt=\"Listener Survey\" height=\"80\" style=\"width: 80px; height: 80px\" title=\"Listener Survey\" \/><strong>Listener Surveys:<\/strong> 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 <a href=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/\/?page_id=14\" title=\"Listener Survey\">here<\/a> to take the survey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 150:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/\">ABC 33\/40 Weather Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211; the book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.com\/features\/isaacsstorm\/\">Isaac&#8217;s Storm<\/a> by Erik Larsen<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/openline.medialine.com\/forumdisplay.php?f=10\">Media Line&#8217;s Weather Forum<\/a><\/p>\n<p>JB Elliott &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dandantheweatherman.com\/wortrivjan.html\">World Weather Trivia Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Tim Coleman &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.novalynx.com\/200-960.html\">wind instrumentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join James Spann, JB Elliott, Dr. Tim Coleman, and Brian Peters as they come together for another fascinating netcast about the weather.<\/p>\n<p>We love to hear from you! To leave a recorded message, call <strong>1-888-247-8627<\/strong>. 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 150 is now online (December 8, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! wb120808.mp3 Those crazy weather geeks from WeatherBrains are at it once again with conversation about the weather. 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