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E-Portfolio #1: Hurricane Ike (2008)
Introduction AVHRR/MCVISR Composite image of Ike on September 9, 2008, at 1848Z. At the time, Ike was a Category 1 storm, though it was Category 4 when it made landfall in Cuba on September 7, two days earlier. Courtesy CIMSS-Univ. of Wisconsin. Hurricane Ike was one of the costliest hurricanes ever to make landfall in…
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Analysis of storm that hit the 103rd Chicago Mac Race
Mark Thornton has written up a very good and detailed analysis of the storm that hit the 103rd running of the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. Mark is a sailor and a graduate of the Penn State Certificate in Weather Forecasting program in which I am enrolled. His analysis can be found here. It…
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Meteo 241
I started my Meteo 241 class yesterday, and Introduction to Tropical Weather Forecasting. On the very same day, tropical storm Irene was upgraded to a Hurricane and as I write it is a Category 2 storm bearing down on the Bahamas. It should be an interesting fall. Follow my progress and my e-portfolio for Meteo…
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Chicago Mac Race
Emmy & I, along with our friends Tom, Mark, Kevin, Chris, and Bill, will be doing the 103rd Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac starting Friday. If you’re interested in our activities, read on. You can track our progress during the race. There are two ways of tracking us: 1) We will be posting updates…