Interesting weather images
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Did you know that the vast majority of weather data that goes into weather forecast models comes not from ground measurements, but from satellite observations? This increase in global data, plus the increased power of computers, has improved weather forecasting dramatically over time. It’s hard to believe that satellite meteorology only started in the 1960’s,…
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AgWeb posted a short article this week based on a poster from Ohio State University on common problems with ears of corn. The article showed pictures of different kinds of abnormalities and linked them to potential causes of each condition. Many of them are related to adverse climate effects like cold temperatures or drought happening at…
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The Japanese Meteorological Agency has a new weather satellite, the Himawari-8. It has incredibly high resolution pictures in both space and time. The CIMSS satellite blog (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at the University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center) has an example of the stunning images that are available from the satellite…
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How much are the losses from the California drought? Economists have various estimates depending on how the losses are tallied. The Fiscal Times estimates that the direct losses from fallowed land that is not in production are around $1.8 billion. But they also point out that if the estimated number of acres of land not…
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Yesterday several meteorology friends, including Jordan McLeod from the Southeast Regional Climate Center, posted pictures online showing the difference in size between Typhoon Atsani in the Pacific Ocean and Hurricane Danny in the Atlantic. Here is the comparison of the two satellite images. You can see how small Danny is compared to the very large…
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NASA released a video yesterday from the DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) satellite showing the moon crossing in front of the Earth. This satellite, which was developed and launched due to the urging of Vice President Gore, is located so far from the surface of the Earth that the moon is closer to Earth than…
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As a confirmed map and photo geek, I love to look at maps and pictures that show spatial arrangements of land surfaces, both natural and manmade. This week I ran across the Daily Overview site from the International Business Times, which shows a variety of aerial photos that depict human land uses across the world, including…
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