Forecast: Hazy. John Marchese.
by Marchese, John; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 13Science. Publisher: Discover, 2001ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Meteorological models | Meteorology -- Research | Tornadoes -- Forecasting | Weather forecastingDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Every year the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration spends $100 million on a vast technological empire with only one goal: to accurately forecast the weather as far in advance as possible....Last year, 24-hour forecasts of precipitation were correct 69 percent of the time. But the weather service doesn't even track the accuracy of three-day forecasts. And anyone who wants to know the weather seven days in advance might as well guess." (DISCOVER) This article investigates weather forecasting and examines technologically advanced equipment used to assist in weather modeling.
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Originally Published: Forecast: Hazy, June 2001; pp. 44-51.
"Every year the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration spends $100 million on a vast technological empire with only one goal: to accurately forecast the weather as far in advance as possible....Last year, 24-hour forecasts of precipitation were correct 69 percent of the time. But the weather service doesn't even track the accuracy of three-day forecasts. And anyone who wants to know the weather seven days in advance might as well guess." (DISCOVER) This article investigates weather forecasting and examines technologically advanced equipment used to assist in weather modeling.
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