Precipitation
Science Spotlights
Unlocking the Secrets of Precipitation in the Yarlung Zsangbo Grand Canyon
Overview We distill the essence of a pioneering effort to decode one of Earth’s most dynamic precipitation systems, offering tools...
From AMS Journals
Endangered Knowledge: Bird Nests Help Farmers Predict Rain in Rajasthan
A study in AMS journal Weather, Climate, and Society demonstrates the need to combine traditional and modern meteorological knowledge A...
Science Spotlights
Snowflakes are Six-Sided (not Four- or Eight-sided), and other Ice Crystal Shape Considerations
By Lourdes B. Avilés, Ph.D. For many years I have been paying attention (one might say, too much attention) to...
Across AMS, Conference Spotlight
“Once in a Generation”: The 2022 Buffalo Blizzard
A Research Spotlight from 32WAF/28NWP/20Meso On 23 December, 2022, David Zaff of the National Weather Service’s Buffalo office walked out...
From AMS Journals
Even without a White Christmas….Snow Measurements Must Go On
The Pacific Northwest still is one of the few shining spots on the snow map for this holiday, but if...
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Wilder Weather: Data and Science in the Novel, The Long Winter
Even tall tales have their facts, but in historical fiction the myriad factual details often far outshine the story itself. In the ever popular...
Intuitive Metric for Deadly Tropical Cyclone Rains
With hurricanes moving more slowly and climate models projecting increasing rain rates, scientists have been grappling with how to effectively...
Japan’s “Gosetsu Chitai” (Heavy Snow Area) Illuminates Sea- and Lake-effect Precip Processes
North American meteorologists, welcome to the snow climate of western Japan. Every year in winter lake effect-like snow events bury...
AMS Programs
Snowflake Selfies as Meteo Teaching Tools
Undergrads at Penn State recently took to their cellphones to mingle with and snap pics of tiny snowflakes to reinforce...
The Perils of Rime Mushrooms
Mountain climber Dmitry Golovchenko captured tremendous video of the February 27 collapse of a “rime mushroom” atop Patagonia’s Cerro Torre....
