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Is it Real, or is it…Synthetic GOES-R Imagery?

Posted on April 28, 2010 by admin

Jeff Braun, Louie Grasso and Dan Lindsey As part of the GOES-R Proving Ground activities, synthetic GOES-R imagery has been produced from model output run at the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL). This model is being run with horizontal grid spacing of … Continue reading →

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“California Burnin’ on Such a Summers Day”

Posted on July 30, 2008 by admin

(Courtesy NASA/MODIS/TERRA – July 26, 2008) Jeff Braun Currently, California has 26 fire incidents…mostly across the northern half of the state.  Fourteen of these fires are considered large at the moment (= or > 100 acres…see following map). To date … Continue reading →

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Our Thoughts and Hearts Go Out to the Boy Scouts of Nebraska and Iowa

Posted on June 12, 2008 by admin

(From SPC MCD 1327 – Concerning Tornado Watch #509) Jeff Braun Wednesday night, June 11, 2008, at just after 6:30 PM, some 93 boys, ages 13 to 18, along with 25 adult BSA staff members, were fighting for their lives as … Continue reading →

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The Weld County, Colorado Tornadoes of May 22, 2008 (Updated June 11, 2008)

Posted on May 30, 2008 by admin

(Image courtesy of Eric Thaler, SOO WFO DEN/BOU.  Data source – NOAA/NWS; Map – FEMA) Jeff Braun Thursday, May 22, 2008 was truly a day the will live in infamy for many folks in and around the communities of western … Continue reading →

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Some Great Knowledge, Papers, and Training Materials That You May Have Missed

Posted on May 1, 2008 by admin

Jeff Braun Below are some links to, or copies of, some perhaps lesser known meteorological training materials.  Many of these have been born out of Aviation Weather programs either here in the USA through the military Air Force Weather Agency … Continue reading →

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