Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Satellite, scheduled for launch in 2014. Prof. Petty is a Science Team member for this satellite and is helping to develop the models and algorithms that will be used to retrieve global precipitation from microwave observations from space. (Click to enlarge)
WelCOME
This is the homepage for Grant Petty’s academic website. Here you can find quick links to a variety of useful resources.
News and commentary can be found in my sporadically updated blog (see tab at top).
See the other pull-down menus at the top or the page list in the right sidebar for access to the full hierarchy, which is constantly under construction.
General Resources
Weather resources
- CIMSS Satellite Blog
- Rooftop meteorological tower data
- Weather Underground forecast for Madison
- Weather Channel national map (see menu below map for options)
- Local Text Products
- Local forecasts from NWS
- Surface analyses from NWS
- Upper air soundings from the University of Wyoming
- AOS Weather page
Departmental resources
- Departmental web page
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