{"id":3826,"date":"2013-09-24T04:50:16","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T09:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=3826"},"modified":"2013-09-23T21:52:56","modified_gmt":"2013-09-24T02:52:56","slug":"weatherbrains-400-going-strong-at-400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=3826","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 400:  Going Strong at 400"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb092313.mp3\" title=\"Episode 400\">WeatherBrains Episode 400<\/a> is now online (September 23, 2013).  If you are crazy about weather, this is <strong>THE<\/strong> netcast audio program for you!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"http:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/destination\/id\/143089\/height\/300\/width\/400\/theme\/standard\/direction\/no\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/neczrP5OXuk?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/Drobot.jpg\" alt=\"Sheldon Drobot\" align=\"left\" \/>Tonight&#8217;s Guest Weather is a suggestion from listener John Wetter. He is Deputy Director for Weather Systems and Assessment Program &#8211; National Center for Atmospheric Research.  He is Dr. Obot, aka <strong>Dr. Sheldon Drobot<\/strong>.  Sheldon, welcome to WeatherBrains! <\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<li>Extremes:  101 at Death Valley, CA, and 25 at Doe Lake, MI <\/li>\n<li>Colorado visited by FEMA and Vice President concerning flooding<\/li>\n<li>7 killed so far in Colorado flooding <\/li>\n<li>Flooding damage across 17 Colorado counties<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<p>Our email bag officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners and dives head first into the mail bag.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong>  In a recent Facebook post, my friend Tim Marshall mentioned using a theodolite.  His post reminded me of having used one in my early NWS career, so I thought we&#8217;d explore what a theodolite is used for in weather along with something called a pibal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TWIWH:<\/strong>  Bill Murray looks back at hurricanes during the week of September 23rd.  <\/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=932\" title=\"Listener Survey\">here<\/a> to take the survey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 400:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ncar.ucar.edu\">National Center for Atmospheric Research<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/tedx\">TedX<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2423761\/Horizontal-tornado-roll-cloud-Virginia-skies.html\">Horizontal tornado?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatecentral.org\">Climate Central<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JB Elliott &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/IMG_20130908_195327_630.jpg\">Picture of sunset on Lake Quinalt, Olympic National Park, Washington.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nate Johnson &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/bill-nye-on-dancing-with-the-stars-is-bad-for-science-2013-9\">Bill Nye on &#8216;Dancing with the Stars&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Taken-Storm-1938-Meteorological-Hurricane\/dp\/1878220373\/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1379986050&#038;sr=8-11&#038;keywords=taken+by+storm\">Book choice, Taken by Storm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/nrc.noaa.gov\/CouncilProducts\/ResearchPlans\/5YearRDPlan\/NOAA5YRPHome.aspx\">NOAA 5-year Research and Development Plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/radarscope.tv\/products\/radarscope-ios\/\">Radarscope<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmersalmanac.com\/peak-fall-foliage-dates\/\">Peak Foliage Dates<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like JB Elliott, Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, and Brian Peters.  They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/audibletrial.com\/weatherbrains\/\" title=\"Link for Audible.com trial subscription\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/audible-graphic-for-weatherbrains.jpg\" alt=\"Audible.com graphic\" align=\"center\" width=\"425\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 400 is now online (September 23, 2013). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight&#8217;s Guest Weather is a suggestion from listener John Wetter. He is Deputy Director for Weather Systems and Assessment Program &#8211; National Center for Atmospheric Research. 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