Tag Archives: Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

New NASA satellite data tool, ‘forbidden’ right out of the box

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

From Elsevier  and NASA, comes this press release, which when you try the URL they give, doesn’t seem all that inviting compared to the headline: Guys, you really ought to read and try out your own press releases before putting … Continue reading →

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Even NASA has gotten into the “Frankenstorm” meme

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

From NASA’s PR engine: NASA Sees Hurricane Sandy as the “Bride of Frankenstorm” Approaching U.S. East Coast NASA’s TRMM satellite revealed Hurricane Sandy’s heavy rainfall and the storm is expected to couple with a powerful cold front and Arctic air … Continue reading →

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The tropical storm that just won’t die comes to life again

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

I’ll bet the next AGW claim we’ll see will be “tropical storms last longer”. NASA Sees Stubborn Nadine Intensify into a Hurricane Again Infrared data from NASA’s Aqua satellite today, Sept. 28, revealed strong convection and thunderstorms have built up … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Kenneth forms southwest of Baja

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

Late season Hurricane Kenneth forms in the eastern Pacific Click image above to animate the most current loop The hurricane season in the eastern Pacific isn’t over and Hurricane Kenneth serves as a reminder that the season ends November 30. … Continue reading →

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Ocean temperatures can predict Amazon fire season severity

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

From the  NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center GREENBELT, Md. — By analyzing nearly a decade of satellite data, a team of scientists led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine and funded by NASA has created a model that can … Continue reading →

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Imaging Hurricane Irene

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

From the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center TRMM gets a look at Irene, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite has been busy measuring rainfall within Hurricane Irene, and forecasts call for between 5 and … Continue reading →

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Satellite based radar images April 28th tornado outbreak

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

From: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center TRMM Satellite sees massive thunderstorms in severe weather system The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite again flew over severe thunderstorms that were spawning tornadoes over the eastern United States on April 28 and … Continue reading →

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New UW peer reviewed paper on the 2010 Pakistan floods – nothing to do with “climate change “

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

Paging Joe Romm…  Remember this ridiculous moment in climate politics last year? Well guess what kids, there’s a new peer reviewed paper to be published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, and in the press release about the … Continue reading →

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