Weather Instrumentation and News from Around the World
During the countdown, formal weather briefings occur approximately as follows:
L-24 hr 0 min: Briefing for Flight Director and astronauts
L-21 hr 0 min: Briefing for removal of Rotating Service Structure
L-9 hr 00 min: Briefing for external tank fuel loading
L-4 hr 30 min: Briefing for Space Shuttle Launch Director
L-3 hr 55 min: Briefing for astronauts
L-2 hr [...]
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Marny Skora
Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
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May 01, 2009 CONTRACT RELEASE : C09-019 NASA Selects Northrop Grumman To Build Science Instrument WASHINGTON — NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman of Redondo Beach, Calif., to support the design, manufacture, assembly, test and calibration of the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant [...]
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The largest and most ambitious tornado study in history will begin next week, as dozens of scientists deploy radars and other ground-based instruments across the Great Plains to gain a better understanding of these often-deadly weather events.
The collaborative international project, involving scientists from the National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and a number of other [...]
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Gill Instruments has extended its WindObserver line of two-axis ultrasonic anemometers to include an extreme-weather version that incorporates high-temperature heating elements designed keep the product ice-free in most conditions.
With high heating power and the ability to measure wind speeds up to 168 miles per hour, the instrument is ideal for use in extreme conditions where [...]
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Located next to the airport on Graciosa Island, the ARM Mobile Facility’s comprehensive and sophisticated instrument suite will obtain atmospheric measurements from the marine boundary layer.
Today marks the beginning of a 20-month field campaign on Graciosa Island in the Azores to study the seasonal life cycle of marine clouds and how they modulate the global [...]
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Indian Ocean Buoy.
(Credit: NOAA)
A new array of moored buoys in the Indian Ocean will provide critical climate and ocean data to help scientists predict the dramatic variations between seasonal monsoon rains and droughts.
“The data from these buoys will provide us with much-needed information to advance our understanding of the oceanic and atmospheric processes that [...]
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Test & Measurement World, 10/17/2008 12:00:00 PM
The MFR012 mechanical hygrostat from Omega Engineering is used to control the relative air humidity inside enclosures. When connected to an enclosure heater (dehumidifier), the device will turn the heater on at the set humidity level in order to raise the dew point. This helps prevent damage and malfunction [...]
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Researchers in the University of Iowa have discovered the first two genes involved in moisture sensing. The discovery also reveals a “two-sensor” hygrosensing system in fruit flies that may allow the flies to detect subtle changes in humidity — an ability that is critical for the flies’ survival.
The [...]
Scientists at The University of Arizona will build a prototype instrument to demonstrate their revolutionary idea for a satellite-borne remote sensing system. It will measure water vapor, temperature and ozone anywhere over the globe with unprecedented vertical resolution and accuracy.
This diagram shows how ATOMMS will be mounted in the gimballed ‘X [...]
Meteorologists Worry About Changes
to Weather Collection
October 31st, 2007 @ 11:51am
by Associated Press
Changes in the way weather data are collected may have compromised record-keeping and the ability to predict monsoon thunderstorms, according to a National Weather Service veteran and a University of Arizona meteorologist.
The weather service in Tucson used a launch site for [...]