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launching instrument collection
 In
these days of orbiting satellites and lidar sensors, it’s
hard to remember that atmospheric science used to rely on
such basic techniques as sampling atmospheric conditions with
wire thermometers borne by rubber balloons. more
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Vin
Lally wins prestigious ballooning award
NCAR retiree Vin Lally, a pioneer in the application and
development of superpressure balloons
for worldwide atmospheric measurements, has won a lifetime
achievement award from the American Institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics.more |
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smooth ride to Juneau:
RAP maps wind shear and turbulence at isolated airport
That ubiquitous air travel safety  announcement
about fastening seatbelts and placing seats in their upright
positions has a special meaning when it comes to flying into
Juneau International Airport. more |
Short
takes
Arctic temperatures in recent years have warmed
dramatically, accompanied by thinner sea ice in the summer,
thawed permafrost, decreased atmospheric sea level pressure,
and warmer waters flowing into the Arctic Ocean from the Atlantic.
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special evening with an intimate of the atmosphere
A warm and appreciative audience that
spilled into the aisles caught the spirit of joy and adventure
when Joach Kuettner gave this year’s Walter Orr Roberts
Distinguished Lecture at the Boulder Public Library auditorium
on 19 February.
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Delphi
Question:
PTO, health benefits, and diversity training
Delphi Question #496 (received 5 November):
Regarding leave plans, what percentage of employees chose
the PTO option, and what percentage chose the Traditional
option? more |
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The closest thing in meteorology to a rock tour stopped in Boulder
on 20 February. Bryan Yeaton, host of the nationally syndicated
radio series “The Weather Notebook,” gave talks at
the Foothills Lab and the Boulder Public Library as part of a
month-long national circuit. Yeaton’s series is sponsored
by NSF and Subaru, and the auto company provided wheels for
the road trip in the form of the Subaru WeatherMobile—a
van equipped with weather sensors from Davis Instruments.
Yeaton is based at New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Observatory,
where he serves as educational outreach coordinator. In his UCAR
seminar and his all-ages library talk, Yeaton offered a glimpse
into life amid what he and his colleagues affectionately call
“the world’s worst weather.” While at the library,
Yeaton also showed some young weather fans
a few tricks, including how to make a tornado using two pop bottles.
(Photos by Carlye Calvin.)
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