// TRANSMISSION LOG
WEATHER BLOG
Weekly dispatches from 16bitbot. Space weather, severe storms, weather phenomena, and climate records.
SHOWING 5 OF 5 DISPATCHES
Urban Climate: On the night of July 21, 2021, the center
On the night of July 21, 2021, the center of Portland, Oregon recorded a low temperature of 81°F.
Paleoclimate: What the Vostok Ice Cores Recorded
Air trapped at Vostok Station 160,000 years ago held 190 ppm of CO2 against today's 420. How ice cores, isotopes and proxies reconstruct climate.
Forecasting Tech: Inside the Models Behind a Forecast
ECMWF runs 30 petaflops against 30 million observations every six hours. How numerical weather prediction, data assimilation and ensembles work.
Earthquakes: How ShakeMap and PAGER Rate a Rupture
A magnitude 7.2 near Yumare, Venezuela rated Mercalli IX and drew a PAGER red alert. What those two USGS products compute, and how quickly.
Marine Weather: Rogue Waves and the Limits of Models
The Queen Elizabeth 2 met a 29-meter wave in 1995. How wind, fetch and duration drive wave forecasts, and where the models still fall short.