I’m working on analyzing and plotting the data from my paint test of Bare Wood -vs- Latex-vs- Whitewash this weekend. The dataset is huge due to me taking samples every…
Month: January 2008
Making NOAA's MMTS wireless
This is a custom wireless MMTS with internal data logger that I built, view from my backyard. NOTE: yes I know it is not the best placement, this is just…
Happy Birthday Kristen Byrnes
You may remember earlier this year a web site emerged called “Ponder the Maunder” in which a 15 year old high school student named Kristen Byrnes turned quite a few…
Inside the ASOS HO83 Temp/dewpoint sensor
HO83 ASOS Hygrothermometer (temperature/dewpoint sensor) Much has been written about problems with artificially high temperature readings due to the HO83 aspirated air temperature/dewpoint temperature sensor used on NOAA Automated Surface…
How not to measure Temperature, part 46. Reno's USHCN Station
Last summer I attempted to do a survey of Reno’s USHCN official climate station. But I was thwarted by its placement at the Reno International Airport due to security and…
Quadrillions and Quadrillions (with apologies to Carl Sagan)
OMG, it’s full of BS! The ultimate ridiculous chutzpa lawsuit has just been filed against the US Army Corp of Engineers for damage associated with Hurricane Katrina. Its over 3…
California USHCN station surveys are complete
California USHCN Stations I’m pleased to announce completion of USHCN station surveys for California’s USHCN stations. There were some challenges in completing some surveys. Some places were inaccessible, such as the…
Solar Cycle 24 has officially started
What a day! First a major storm whacks the west coast, now we have the official start of solar cycle 24. Solar physicists have been waiting for the appearance of…
Today's storm is a 9.0
A meteorologist friend of mine, Jan Null, has been keeping tabs on Winter Storms for some time. He’s developed something called the Bay Area Storm Index (BASI) which he uses…
Mother Nature Whacks West Coast
Click image for latest animation UPDATE: For a high resolution still image of this “beautiful” storm click this link: pacific_nhemi_01-04-08_1430utc.jpg The Friday storm moving into California is one of the strongest…
The Weather Channel is up for sale
I wonder if Heidi Cullen comes with the deal? 5 billion dollars seems a bit steep. Any takers? From Andrew Ross Sorkin at the New York Times: The Weather Channel,…
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