WeatherBrains 967: The Magical Fruit
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Our First Guest WeatherBrain is a Forecast Team/Senior Software Engineer at DTN.  He has a Masters in Meteorology at OU and a PhD in Meteorology from OU.  Dr. Sam Lillo, welcome to WeatherBrains! Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: [email protected]. Current state of sub-seasonal and seasonal forecasting (10:00) Will AI eventually replace forecasters?  (14:15) Seasonal outlook verification (17:00) RadarScope and other DTN products (21:00) El Nino Weather Events Research (34:45) Problems with forecasting random airmass convection in the summertime (47:30) Hurricane season speculation (01:03:00) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:11:25) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week) National Weather Round-Up E-Mail Segment (01:13:20) and more! Web Sites from Episode 967:   Dr. Sam Lillo on X Picks of the Week: Dr. Sam Lillo - Tropycal Python Package James Aydelott - MAFFS4 Drops Fire Retardant on "Long Fire" Jen Narramore - WX History on X: 07/25/2005 Sand Point, Alaska Tornado Photo Rick Smith - Out Neil Jacobs - Out Troy Kimmel - Video of Wet Microburst at Fairview Peak/NWS Reno NV Kim Klockow-McClain - Out Bill Murray - Out James Spann - How Jesse Owens' Olympic Teammate Kept the Tuskegee Airmen Safe During World War II The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.
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