http://geeko.co.nz Weather Instrumentation and News from Around the World Wed, 13 May 2009 21:55:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found that high absolute humidity can help kill flu virus particles in a given environment. Adam Hinterthuer reports Here’s a novel potential public health measure against the flu—kick up the humidity. The cold, dry months of winter signal ... http://geeko.co.nz/?p=60 About half a year before the robotic arm on NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander began digging into soil and subsurface ice of an arctic plain of Mars, six scientists traveled to one of the coldest, driest places on Earth for soil-and-ice studies that would end up aiding analysis of the Mars ... http://geeko.co.nz/?p=57 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 ... http://geeko.co.nz/?p=55 Marny Skora Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-3315/344-6111 marny.skora@nasa.gov 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 ... http://geeko.co.nz/?p=52 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) ... http://geeko.co.nz/?p=49 For almost half a century, John Powell has monitored the weather at the same time every day for the Met Office. By Richard Savill Last Updated: 2:08PM BST 05 May 2009 Now the amateur weather forecaster has retired, ending a hobby that has involved recording daily on the stroke of 9am GMT since ... http://geeko.co.nz/?p=46 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 ... http://geeko.co.nz/?p=43 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 ... http://geeko.co.nz/?p=39 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 ... http://geeko.co.nz/?p=37 ScienceDaily (Oct. 1, 2008) — The weather. It’s the one topic of conversation that unites Britain – umbrella or sun cream? Now scientists at the Science and Technology Facilities Council have developed a system that measures the individual layers of cloud above us which will make answering the all-important weather ... http://geeko.co.nz/?p=36