Satellites
Real-Time User Satellite Data: Partly to Mostly Available
By the AMS Committee on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology Accurate forecasting and creation of weather products require large amounts...
The Moore Tornado from Above
The July issue of BAMS includes a feature on the new and improved imaging capabilities of the Visible Infrared Imaging...
NOAA's David Titley to Address Satellite Future in Uncertain Fiscal Climate
With dozens of presentations–and a handful of Town Hall meetings–addressing the early successes and possibilities of the new Suomi-NPP satellite,...
TRMM Keeps on Truckin'
It’s been 15 years since the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite was launched. Over that time, TRMM has significantly...
Versatile VIIRS: Sandy Reveals More of Its Potential
The VIIRS instrument aboard the new Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite has a lot of jobs: among them, to measure...
Suomi Now Smiles Down Upon Us
NASA and NOAA announced today at the AMS Annual Meeting in New Orleans that they have renamed the recently launched...
The Return of the Ozone Layer
It’s always nice to hear good news: The ozone layer is recovering, and by around 2032 the amount of ozone...
Science for Oysters…and Oysters for Scientists
One of the highlights of New Orleans is its distinctive, world-renowned cuisine. And indulging in that famous cuisine more often...
iPhone Game Puts Satellite Data in Your Hands
The Los Angeles Times compares it to Tetris and calls it “the nerdiest game ever“. As far as we’re concerned,...
