Joe M

Senior Atmospheric Data Scientist | Tomorrow IO

DCTriElite triathlete, and fan of the well-run DC sports teams. Facts are facts, but opinions are my own.

[Joe M @JoeMunchak]

I didn't include some other sensors that have recently come online, due to either lack of time (Arctic Weather Satellite) or data access (FY-3x, WSF-M, METOP-SG MWS) - but the list of passive microwave sensors on orbit is growing rapidly!

[Joe M @JoeMunchak]

I've compiled a set of microwave sensor overpasses of Hurricane Melissa over the past few days. First up: MHS. Currently operational on two satellites (METOP-B and METOP-C), this sensor provides relatively coarse resolution 183 GHz imagery, but could still resolve Melissa's eye.

[Joe M @JoeMunchak]

Finally, the https://t.co/RyuIkgcF7d TMS constellation (building on the TROPICS concept) had five sensors capturing multiple views of Melissa each day (disclaimer: this is what I currently am working on!)

[Joe M @JoeMunchak]

@wadefoster @grok how would you describe these tiers for a Scientist role?

[Joe M @JoeMunchak]

@DCFootballFan16 @kaniff01281 @grantpaulsen Yup. Averaging 4 points/drive that didn't end in a fumble, so would have put up 39 points, would have been a much closer game.

[Joe M @JoeMunchak]

@BSDtweet Clearly past the line of scrimmage. Too bad coaches can’t challenge

[Joe M @JoeMunchak]

@grantpaulsen 1. Should have gone for 2, 2. Rusty kicker coming off injury

[Joe M @JoeMunchak]

@funnydanny Ball don’t lie

[Joe M @JoeMunchak]

@funnydanny Refs cost them this game. Easily 28 point swing on calls that could have gone either way

[Joe M @JoeMunchak]

@GionataGhiggi Sweet, can’t wait to see it!

[Joe M @JoeMunchak]

Really incredible presentation of #Milton on AMSR2 - eye so small that it can't be seen at the coarser-resolution 10/18 GHz channels.

[Joe M @JoeMunchak]

@GionataGhiggi Just put it on Github: https://t.co/meMNk3r6Oq

[Joe M @JoeMunchak]

@GionataGhiggi Absolutely! I saw a poster about GPM-API at EUMETSAT.

[Joe M @JoeMunchak]

@DerrickHerndon2 Not so much in this pass, but in the next pass at 1500 yesterday you can see that warm core a bit in channel 7 (118.75 +- 0.375).

[Joe M @JoeMunchak]

Here we go! Our first two microwave sounders are now providing low-latency science data. These observations will fill critical gaps in the passive microwave observing system for monitoring tropcial cyclones and other high-impact weather events!

[Tomorrow.io @tomorrowio_]

The first images from https://t.co/cD3wSxpRC8's microwave sounders are here!

@tomorrowio_ successfully launched our first microwave sounders on August 16.

11 days after launch, Tomorrow-S1 and Tomorrow-S2 began collecting data.