Sentences with phrase «weather observations at»

Through the National Weather Service (NWS) Cooperative Observer Program (COOP), more than 10,000 volunteers take daily weather observations at National Parks, seashores, mountaintops, and farms as well as in urban and suburban areas.

Not exact matches

Instruments are now so precise that radar observations can spot a single bee at about 30 miles away, and scientists can combine thermal imaging cameras, acoustic monitoring devices and small portable radars with weather radar data to get a complete picture of a region's ecology.

The facilities at Jungfraujoch station include chemistry and medical laboratories, an astronomical dome, and a weather observation station, while the Gornergrat station offers astronomical observatories.

But Robeson said the observation aligns with theories about climate change, which hold that amplified warming in the Arctic region produces changes in the jet stream, which can result in extended periods of cold weather at some locations in the mid-northern latitudes.

The collection of larger than usual amounts of Arctic winter weather data in 2015 was due to two reasons: the Norwegian research vessel Lance was in the Arctic Ocean observing and collecting upper atmosphere meteorological data, and the frequency of observation and data collection was increased at some of the land - based observation stations around the Arctic.

Science and weather «The daily record of meteorological observations telegraphed to the Imperial Observatory at Paris, and published in a lithographed sheet, continues to increase in interest and importance under the active and enlightened superintendence of M. Le Verrier, director of the observatory.

The researchers looked at real - world observations and confirmed that this temperature pattern does correspond with the double - peaked jet stream and waveguide patter associated with persistent extreme weather events in the late spring and summer such as droughts, floods and heat waves.

The researchers looked at the historical atmospheric observations to document the conditions under which extreme weather patterns form and persist.

Data comes from various sources, including observations, weather stations at airports, Doppler radar and satellite imagery, National Weather Service bulletins, and even tidal gages.

Using updated and corrected temperature observations taken at thousands of weather observing stations over land and as many commercial ships and buoys at sea, the researchers show that temperatures in the 21st century did not plateau, as thought.

«It's a heartbreaker if you fire off a night and [bad] weather closes in,» or if observations are cancelled on what turns out be a good night, says Shep Doeleman, director of the Event Horizon Telescope at the Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Using a global network of observations as input and our physical understanding of the atmosphere, weather simulations do a good job at estimating how fast these systems will travel and how they interact.

Space research at our institute is conducted within two Research Programmes: planetary research and numerical modelling in Earth Observation, and ground - based observations and space weather applications in Arctic Research.

There are a lot of technical observations — pointing out real penguins vs. CGI, different types of fake snow, discussing the digital video cameras used, recalling filming weather conditions and times — that most viewers won't care to hear about, at least not for 94 minutes.

Think about what you already know about weather, look at weather forecasts and video your own school weather forecasts; do weather observations and make collages about the seasons; have fun with shadows; make a class weather station that can measure rainfall, wind direction and temperature.

''... avid birders across the U.S. and Canada have contributed sustained observations of birds at the same broad geographic scale in which weather and climate have also been observed and understood,» says another study author, Julio Betancourt of the U.S. Geological Survey.

BTW, you forgot to relate these observations back to the current weather at your house.

At first, all I was pointing out was my observation of a change in global weather patterns around 2000 from a warming mode back to those more like the cooling mode of the 60's and 70's.

With a bit of care and a few precautions, weather observations can be made quite accurately at school or home.

Weather prediction depends upon a solid initial condition, and given accurate observations, we are quite good at predicting weather out for several days.

There are some source of predictability that are still not fully resolved (including those dealing with improving climate models, but also related to unexplored initial conditions or driving conditions), and a great benefit of these predictability studies is that they mimic the practice of weather prediction by confronting models with observations at the relevant time and spatial scales, leading to the necessary inspiration for this model improvement.

The temperature analysis produced at GISS is compiled from weather data from more than 1,000 meteorological stations around the world, satellite observations of sea - surface temperature, and Antarctic research station measurements.

«I remember walking outside at 3 a.m. when the temperature was 20 below zero, thinking there must be a better way to do weather observations, and sure enough, there is,» she says.

These indices are also calculated from weather station observations recorded at 22 locations within southwestern British Columbia, Canada, to evaluate the performance of both the 10 - km and 800 - m datasets in replicating the observed quantities.

I first became skeptical after working on the FAAs weather observation stations at a System Engineering firm.

Using data collected by Environment Canada, several BC ministries, RioTinto Alcan, and BC Hydro, PCIC scientists have recently constructed monthly maps for departures in precipitation and temperature observations at weather stations throughout BC, for the period of 1972 to the present.

In addition to treating cloud transmission based only on the measurements at the local time of the TOMS observations, the results from other satellites and weather assimilation models can be used to estimate atmospheric UV irradiance transmission throughout the day.

This month's report includes a compilation of ship - based observations from the Geographic Information Network of Alaska IceWatch program, a discussion of the August modeling contributions and how they compare to June and July, a look at the predictions in specific regions, and a discussion of current ice and weather conditions.

FOR some time, weather enthusiasts across Australia have been noticing rapid temperature fluctuations at the «latest observations» page at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's website.

The temperature analysis produced at GISS is compiled from weather data from more than 1,000 meteorological stations around the world, satellite observations of sea surface temperature and Antarctic research station measurements.

My conclusion is that a careful observation of weather patterns over the entire globe and, in particular, ascertaining whether there is a net average surface movement of air towards the poles or towards the equator should reveal whether there is an overall global warming or cooling trend at any particular time.

For the first six decades to 1720 the figures are printed in italics as an indication that they must be considered less reliable, based as they are on extrapolation from the results of readings of highly imperfect instruments in uncertain exposures at a considerable distance, generally in south - east England; or on estimates based on interpretations of daily observations of wind and weather.

Instead of just performing a statistical analysis of the weather station and sea surface observations, the reanalysis attempts to construct a complete model of the state of the Earth's atmosphere at any point in time.

The main outcomes of the ACCLIM project included; (i) return periods of extreme weather events based on observations at twelve weather stations, (ii) climate scenarios and probabilistic estimates of changes in climate over Finland based on an analysis of global and regional climate model simulations, (iii) guidance in the use of climate information in climate change impacts and adaptation research.

Using a global network of observations as input and our physical understanding of the atmosphere, weather simulations do a good job at estimating how fast these systems will travel and how they interact.

Importantly, the NARR uses assimilated weather observations, which provide gridded cloud cover percentages at altitudes similar to ISCCP and MODIS datasets.

Surface observations made at weather stations and onboard ships, dating back over a century, provide the longest available records of cloud cover changes.

But weren't last year's broad trends for weather predicted, IIRC over at WUWT by Joe Bastardi, using historical observations only?

The catalogue includes current details of each weather station and a history of observations at the location, including record length and relevant metadata.

Comparing climates at 99 % confidence from interpolation of surface weather stations and from some wonky set of algorithms extracted from observations on a trio of satellites, one of which is thought to be leaking coolant:

Astute observers will be aware that weather stations don't take a single temperature measurement at the observation time.

Real world observations tell us that the IPCC's speculative computer models do not work, ice is not melting at an enhanced rate, sea - level rise is not accelerating, the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events is not increasing, and dangerous global warming is not occurring.»

We appear to have a perfect storm: Detailed observations of more extreme weather in North America in recent years are now coming at the same time as new scientific analyses that can explain why manmade climate change is boosting extreme weather in our continent.

Little more could be said without further decades of observations — and a theory to explain why there should be any connection at all between the sunspot cycle and weather.

Guy maintained his weather observations and his recreational pursuits — tennis continued to be important at least into 1962, when he received tennis supplies in celebration of his sixty - fourth birthday.

In terms of weather at least, the world is a fundamentally different place now from when weather observations started in the US in the late 1800s.

Peter Whale says: August 14, 2010 at 11:25 am Could someone on either side of the debate give me what weather conditions over an agreed period of time, that would then turn the observations so that they could be called climate, which would then either confirm catastrophic warming or confirm natural cause and variation =======================================================

In a car accident case — especially in cases where an insurance company is disputing liability (or fault)-- lay witnesses can testify about the speeds and directions of vehicles, temperature and weather conditions at the scene, traffic conditions at the scene, lane markings, visibility conditions, observations made at the scene, statements that were made by either the plaintiff or the defendant at the scene, and the presence (or absence) of traffic control devices at the scene, such as traffic lights or stop signs.