Tag: Observing
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Newly released satellite data poised to significantly improve weather forecasts
As UCAR releases the first data from the newly launched COSMIC-2 satellite system, meteorologists are finding evidence that the detailed observations of the atmosphere will significantly improve short-term weather forecasts.
- Data,
- Weather
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A new frontier in hurricane observations
A new type of disposable drone will enable scientists to collect detailed observations of intense hurricane winds that blast just above the ocean surface near the eyewall.
- Weather
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Microsatellites to take never-before-seen look at the young solar wind
The PUNCH mission will fill the observational gaps to create a seamless view.
- Sun + Space Weather
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Lifesaving storm warnings for Africa's Lake Victoria
The HIGHWAY project aims to help the nations in the Lake Victoria Basin disseminate timely forecasts and warnings to those at risk.
- Weather
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‘Terminators’ on the Sun trigger plasma tsunamis and the start of new solar cycles
In a pair of new papers, scientists paint a picture of how solar cycles suddenly die, potentially causing tsunamis of plasma to race through the Sun’s interior and trigger the birth of the next sunspot cycle only a few short weeks later.
- Sun + Space Weather