To refresh NASA’s aging satellite fleet a satellite was launched on October 28, 2011, that will make observations about the atmosphere, earth and oceans to help understand climate change. NASA is developing a new fleet of research satellites for NOAA. One of the satellite’s main jobs is to test key technologies for the planned fleet. […]
HIPPO Studies Black Carbon and Other Atmospheric Pollutants
October 21, 2011
Black carbon made by emissions from coal plants, forest fires, and diesel engines, and other greenhouse gases and atmospheric pollutants are being studied in the upper atmosphere. The HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observation (HIPPO) is studying the earth’s atmosphere, pole to pole, vertically and across latitudes. Supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
Teddy Allen meets with Trinidad Farmers Association
October 18, 2011
On August 19, 2011, IEDRO’s Manager of Site Operations, Teddy Allen, had a productive meeting with the National Foodcrop Farmers Association (NFFA) in the southern Caribbean island of Trinidad. To date, the group of Trinidadian farmers has never been approached by any climate or meteorology specialists to disseminate data and information to their farming community; […]
IEDRO’s Teddy Allen forges new alliances and solutions
October 15, 2011
In September, Teddy Allen, our Operations Manager, had a conversation with the head climate researcher at the International Research Institute (Columbia University), Simon Mason, and received a personal tutorial on how to operate their Climate Predictability Tool (CPT). The CPT uses spreadsheet data to produce statistical forecasts and is widely used in developing nation meteorology services. […]