The magazine "Communications of the ACM" has an article about high power computing, big data, & weather forecasting. I think the article is available to the public.
http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2014/9/177940-weathering-a-new-era-of-big-data/fulltext
NWS tweeted out a FAQ on Wireless Emergency Alerts
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/wea.html#.VBsMLC5dVPw
Capital Weather Gang's Jason Samenow had a great post about the ISS-RapidScat, a new weather instrument about to be placed on the International Space Station
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/09/19/first-ever-weather-instrument-to-dock-on-international-space-station-improving-hurricane-forecasts/
This pick this is going to take some time.
I finally had a chance to watch WeatherGeeks on The Weather Channel. The episode is saw was with Dr. Ucellini. I watched it on my large flat screen.
The show sucks. It sucks pond scum. It could suck a golf ball through a garden hose. I'm almost certain that the director is an 8 year old child that has eaten nothing but cotton candy for a week.
Dr. Shepard, his guests, and the discussion are great. Unfortunately, they are overwhelmed by the absolute video garbage put on the green screen behind them.
This is a television show that should be on radio. The video is horrible, with far, far too much distraction.
On HD, the picture is shrunk down to allow a side & bottom graphic. Those graphics are intolerable. I can just barely allow the bottom bar which is showing local conditions & forecast, The side bar is just fluff, and I can't think of any non vulgar words to describe it.
What is inexcusable and visually jarring is the animated crap that the producers put on the green screen behind the host & guests. It is horribly distracting, and has nothing whatsoever to do with what the people are discussing.
I've edited out other more intemperate remarks.
But that's just my opinion.
In the time since I wrote that, I've seen more episodes online. Those are much more tolerable, probably because the video is only 5", not 60".
Astronomy Picture of the Day for Sept. 22 has a time lapse video from a geosynchronous satellite of an equinox day.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140922.html
Thanks for listening,
Skydaver Out.
Audio Fog Bank
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