
The August 2014 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:
INTERVIEW: GERALD MEEHL : Expert Gerald Meehl, from the National Center for Atmospheric Research, explains how he can predict the movement of El Niño
THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE : The USAF has the primary responsibility to provide weather support and services to its own service, the US Army and
other Department of Defense organizations
NOAA : The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has
developed an educational tool to make environmental science
more accessible
OPEN GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY : Standards development organizations team up to make all
types of weather information available to a growing number
of users
RADIATION SHIELDS : The challenge: Active aspiration improves accuracy, but
requires power; passive natural-aspiration minimizes power
use, but reduces accuracy
MULTI-RADAR SYSTEM : This type of radar is classified as one of the smallest and
lightest weather radars available on the market, enabling
closer, faster and more detailed meteorological monitoring
SOLAR RADIATION : A new diffuser is an important contributor to the European
Joint Research Project, which is aiming to reduce uncertainty
in the measurement of global spectral solar UV irradiance at
Earth’s surface