Section Meetings

Chuck Reti, Martin Feldman, Mike Strein, John Gallagher, Oliver Eichel, James E. O'Neal

Sixteen Detroit Section members and guests met at the National Weather Service (NWS) Detroit/Pontiac center on 9 October. Warning coordination meteorologist Rich Pollman greeted the group and gave a tour of the outdoor facilities, which include instrumentation to measure wind, temperature, humidity, rain, and a radar system (including tech specs on range, wavelengths, etc.) tracking winds and storms. Attendees then witnessed one of the two daily atmospheric sounding balloon launches, carrying an instrument package to about 100,000 ft altitude. Back indoors, Pollman gave an overview of the functions of many services that NWS and the Detroit center provide.

Print ISSN: 1545-0279
Electronic ISSN: 2160-2492
Published: 2019-01
Content type: Opinion
DOI: 10.5594/JMI.2018.2885937

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