Aviation & Aerospace

Native American Heritage Month Spotlight: Robbie Hood

Native American Heritage Month Spotlight: Robbie Hood

November 15, 2024

November is National Native American Heritage Month. In this post, we spotlight the exceptional career of one of our Native...

Welcome to the Sticky Skies: Costlier Air Travel in a Warmer, Wetter World

Welcome to the Sticky Skies: Costlier Air Travel in a Warmer, Wetter World

October 6, 2020

COVID-19 has upended air travel for now, but if the growth in global aviation resumes, one real drag on flying is going to...

Late Season Hurricanes Bring Research Opportunities, Too

Late Season Hurricanes Bring Research Opportunities, Too

September 28, 2020

After a veritable flurry of storms in the Atlantic since August, the basin has gone quiet following the landfalls of...

When UAS Flock Together

When UAS Flock Together

July 31, 2020

All the research ships and aircraft of atmospheric science may never be able to gather in one place for testing. But...

Plane Has Combative Attitude toward Storms

Plane Has Combative Attitude toward Storms

December 8, 2011

Technological advancements don’t always involve brand-new applications; sometimes, progress can be made when older technology is utilized in new ways....

Gliders Do the Wave, in the Air and in the Ocean

November 2, 2011

One would think that the time when gliders were considered cutting-edge technology for science would have long passed. Yet this...

Sit Tight: You Might Be (Over)-Warned

Sit Tight: You Might Be (Over)-Warned

August 13, 2010

On his blog this week, Mike Smith, CCM (and an AMS Fellow) discusses the common air passenger’s frustration with seat...

Exposing Air Travel Radiation Concerns

Exposing Air Travel Radiation Concerns

December 17, 2009

The Space Weather Symposium at the AMS Annual Meeting once again will discuss the radiation exposure that airplane passengers get...