Budget Squeeze Spurs U.S. Weather Collaboration
by George Leopold, AMS Policy Program The watchword for future federal weather efforts will be collaboration. Budget sequestration has so far limited the options for program managers seeking ways to...
View ArticleMoving Forward, Again, on a National Network of Networks
by James Stalker, President & CEO, RESPR, Inc. Since my last blog in The Front Page a little over a year ago about the effort to form a National Network of Networks, many changes have taken place....
View ArticleProtecting Scientific Use of the Spectrum
by Ya’el Seid-Green, AMS Policy Program There has been much talk recently about the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proceedings to sell the radio frequencies of 1675-1680 MHz, currently used...
View ArticleGreat bursting balloons, Batman!
Ever wonder what happens to weather balloons as they reach their peak altitude and can’t take the low pressure anymore? They pop, right? Nope. They shatter! Shred! Explode! This video shows the unique...
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Cruising the Ocean’s Surface Microlayer
Oceans are deep, and they are integral to the climate system. But the exchanges between ocean and atmosphere that preoccupy many scientists are not in the depths but instead in the shallowest of...
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Making Sure No Tornado Damage Is Too Small
Planetary, synoptic, meso-alpha, meso-beta, local, and more—there are atmospheric scales aplenty discussed at AMS meetings. Enter microtopography, a once-rare word increasingly appearing in the mix in...
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July 4 Fireworks: Spectacular on Weather Radar, Too
Many of us will not be seeing fireworks this Independence Day, due to coronavirus restrictions and local ordinances. But one way to make up for not seeing festive explosions of color and fire in person...
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Saildrone’s Science at the Air–Sea Interface
The Saildrone vehicle returning to San Francisco on June 11, 2018. The wind anemometer is visible at the top of the wing and solar panels are on both the wing and the vehicle hull. Image credit:...
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When UAS Flock Together
All the research ships and aircraft of atmospheric science may never be able to gather in one place for testing. But small, portable unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are another matter. An international...
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