Essays Tagged: "National Weather Service"

The Dependability of the Web

gh, popularity can kill a site. For instance, when the weather got bad in Minnesota one weekend the National Weather Service web site got overloaded with people wanting to read and see the current wea ...

(5 pages) 85 0 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Black Friday

(2 pages) 37 0 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Atmosphere.

eather is what you get. Climate is sometimes referred to as "average" weather for a given area. The National Weather Service uses values such as temperature highs and lows and precipitation measures f ...

(12 pages) 106 0 2.3 Jun/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

When I Was a Kid A Narrative Essay

desperately trying to get motivated for the day ahead. Instead of finding my favorite tunes, I find weather bulletins galore warning of an impending storm due to hit land by Friday. From station to st ... p, tune out, and switch to a CD I have in the CD changer. For a few minutes, I find relief from the weather prediction drama.Finally, I arrive at work. I walk my usual walk to the entrance, inhaling t ...

(3 pages) 146 0 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Meteorology

Hypothesis Testing and Analysis Case Study

0/05The study consisted of a historical analysis of mean and median temperatures in observed at the National Weather Service station from 1948 through 2001 (Utah Climate Center, 2004). Data was unavai ... use of an outdoor pool facility, the study could also consider the effect of water temperature. The National Weather Service tracks heating days, which could be used to determine the effect of recent ...

(5 pages) 743 0 4.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

The Internet is an essential method of communication

he most popular looked at news. Sports scores are updated on the Internet as soon as the game ends. Weather is also a popular source to look up on the Internet. Using the Internet to get the weather a ... over the country and local forecasts are just to name a few of the things that may be obtained for weather information on the Internet.The main disadvantages to using Internet are as follows: There i ...

(2 pages) 55 2 2.3 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Heating Up the Big Apple

e defective? ?ANSWER: I am grateful to Mike Wyllie, meteorologist-in-charge at the Upton, New York, National Weather Service office for the following information. Observations have been taken regularl ...

(2 pages) 23 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Meteorological Disaster Research Paper

an be a serious threat to aircraft and are capable of producing damage equal to that of a tornado. (National Weather Service)In order for a thunderstorm to form several conditions must be present. Moi ... ar operator evaluating the structure of the storms. To warn people about severe weather threats the National Weather Service employs the Severe Thunderstorm Watch. When the Severe Thunderstorm Watch d ...

(5 pages) 58 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Meteorology

Meteorologist: What do they do?

of all meteorologists, therefore they are the largest employer. The second largest employer is the National Weather Service and the third is the Department of Defense and Armed Forces. Others work fo ... ions and companies.Financially, meteorologists have a good outlook. Meteorologists who work for the National government with a bachelor's degree in meteorology make around $19,500 to $24,200 a year. A ...

(2 pages) 29 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Meteorology

Doppler Radar WSR88

r in Norman Oklahoma in 1988 (Gramza). The Center employs people from several fields, including the National Weather Service, Air Force, Navy, and support contractors.The Radar is made out of a large ... which "translates" the information, and sends it to the processor, which acquires the data that the National Weather Center requests (Sullivan). Through this system, people all over the country can ha ...

(2 pages) 24 1 3.9 Mar/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Atmospheric Sciences

Historical Weather Patterns of Michigan

AGE �1� Writer's Name Here Writer's Name HereProfessor's Name HereDate HereHistorical Weather Patterns of MichiganEvaluating changes in synoptic patterns is tantamount to understanding r ... inly to examining changes in storm tracks across large areas.The north generally experiences colder weather compared to the south, but Michigan weather is unpredictable and switches rapidly, especiall ...

(3 pages) 5057 0 0.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Meteorology

Fires In Montanq

ng of a few fires, but fire experts say it will take snowfall to completely put out the flames. The National Weather Service is guessing that will come in October, When the last fire is out, the U.S. ...

(2 pages) 1097 0 0.0 Mar/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Marketing Tools

onitor nationwide travel conditions for travelers around the clock. The team gathers and interprets National Weather Service, and other data to provide the customer with travel intelligence. This prov ...

(5 pages) 155 0 3.9 Jun/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Hurricane floyd

s. Then finally a the storm can be bumped up into a hurricane if the winds reach 75 mph. The National Weather Service is constantly trying to provide us with data and other information about wh ...

(5 pages) 12 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Hurricanes

is measured from the normal high tide mark.To help minimize the death toll and property damage the National Hurricane Center tracks all known storms and tries to alert neighborhoods in danger of bein ... ntified by its dates. Between 1953 and 1979 hurricanes were given female name. Starting in 1979 the National Weather Service began practicing the use of using male and female names. There were two set ...

(4 pages) 22 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Problems come in life just as they do in nature.

purpose of disrupting our lives. Even if there is foresight to there presence we cannot stop them. "Weather abroad and weather in the heart alike come on regardless of prediction." Predicting what wil ...

(1 pages) 1069 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

The interesting weather of this week

The interesting weather of this weekThis week's weather was very interesting to me, for someday were sunny, and the ... esting to me, for someday were sunny, and the others were rainy, on the first day of this week, the weather was sunny, and it got hot with the wind blowing warmly from the north. The other days' weath ... rmly from the north. The other days' weather were very different. On Tuesday morning, I thought the weather is very hot, but it had changed by the afternoon. The sky became dark and cloudy, and the wi ...

(1 pages) 1196 1 0.0 Aug/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Aqua Fitness/Water Safety

(8 pages) 20 0 5.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Experience: driving to college

(4 pages) 13 0 3.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative