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With global climate change creating more severe weather events, meteorology -- and providing accurate weather forecasts -- may be among the most important jobs in the U.S. military. But can commanders and troops get the timely forecasts they need? My latest for Business Insider. https://lnkd.in/df-r42jD #usmilitary #climatechange #meteorology

D-DAY WEATHER HISTORY On June 6, 1944, allied troops launched an amphibious invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France against Germany and the axis powers. The mission was met with many obstacles, one being the weather. The original launch date was set for June 5 but was rescheduled for June 6 due to a poor weather forecast suggesting that only a short window would be “good enough” for the invasion. The morning of June 6 provided the weather the allies needed for a best case scenario launch. Low tide, light wind, little cloud cover, a near full moon, and quiet seas. For more on the weather impacts of D-Day, see this article from the Royal Meteorological Society: https://lnkd.in/gihYgP4S

Excited to share that I've completed the 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐄𝐂-𝐇𝐌𝐒 by USACE (United States Army Corps of Engineers) and UNESCO! 🌍🔍 Ready to apply cutting-edge insights applying the latest techniques in hydrology, with a special focus on continuous models and dynamic meteorology data. Grateful for the expertise gained! 🎓💧 #𝐇𝐄𝐂-𝐇𝐌𝐒 #WaterManagement #HydrologicalModeling #WaterResources #HydrologicalAnalysis #HydrologicalSimulation #FloodForecasting

Th e Second World War left a significant legacy on which much of modern meteorology was built.The fundamental pillars of war—strategy and tactics— inevitably depend on an uncontrollable factor: the weather. It was during WW2 when radar systems were first used on a large-scale basis and WW2 that brought great advances to the aviation industry.The RAF Bomber & Coastal Commands were particularly dependent on meteorological advice at all times. #weatherforecasting #meteorology #history #ww2 #aviationindustry https://lnkd.in/eQSyEw2y

In June 1944, a team of meteorologists spotted a suitable weather window for the Allied invasion of France. But how did they do it without modern technology? Over 80 years ago, meteorologists didn't have the satellites, weather radar, computer models and instant communications that today’s forecasters take for granted. Instead, they relied mainly on surface observations from military and civilian weather observers in Britain and western Europe, as well as a few military observers at sea. Predicting the weather more than a day or two in advance was unrealistic, let alone predicting the exact timing, track and strength of developing storms out in the Atlantic. For the invasion to have any chance of success, the conditions had to be right — a full moon, low tide, little cloud cover, light winds and low seas. In June 1944, a full moon and low tide coincided on the 5th, 6th and 7th. General Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, scheduled the invasion for 5 June, 1944. However, #weather observations taken on the morning of 3 June 1944 alerted the Allies to an approaching storm, throwing Eisenhower's strategy into chaos. The pressure was on to find a new suitable weather window. Read more: https://ow.ly/V02m50Saz85

"One of the most Significant Meteorological charts in our history." 🌥 For your knowledge, each of the vanes represents a measurement site - note the lack of measurements in the North sea. The detail is extrapolated from these sites using the forecasters Meteorological scientific understanding and experience - no satellites in 1944, not for another 16 years when TIROS-1 launched on 1st April 1960. More in the post below, it's a quick, interesting read 👇 A truly remarkable forecast with everlasting impacts. #DDayCommemorations2024

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During severe weather, including tropical storms and hurricanes, coastal dune systems protect coastal communities. Still, these dunes can be torn apart by high winds and strong surf. The very surf that sometimes causes damage to the dunes often deposits natural materials that may be the key to a more resilient dune system. Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, along with partners at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District and The University of Southern Mississippi, are developing methods to use this natural material – known as wrack – to build coastal dunes crucial to protecting the coastline during hazardous weather events like hurricanes. As part of the USACE Regional Sediment Management Program, researchers are conducting a field study in which wrack that washes up on the beach is collected and placed on existing dunes to increase dune stability incrementally. US Army Corps of Engineers NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration The University of Southern Mississippi U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District #beaches #climatechange #coastalcommunities #coastalengineering #coastalprotection #coastalresilience #development #dunes #dunesystems #engineer #EngineeringWithNature #environmentalscience #environmentalsustainability #geospatial #geospatialdata #geospatialtechnology #hurricanes #hurricaneseason #innovation #lidar #management #naturebasedsolutions #research #resilience #science #sealevelrise #stormdamage #stormseason #innovation #researchanddevelopment #PowerofERDC

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory joins international team of scientists to study the meteorological processes linked to Arctic cold-air outbreaks (CAOs). CAOs pose challenges to US Navy operations because of the severe environmental conditions and the rapid changes in the atmosphere and ocean boundary layer properties that impact electromagnetic and acoustic propagation characteristics. The CAESAR mission seeks to investigate the marine atmospheric boundary layer characteristics and shallow, precipitating clouds that form during CAOs, as well as the mesoscale circulations that lead to polar low developments. United States Department of Defense United States Marine Corps #climate #meteorology #Arctic #research 🥶