JamieOber Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/01/android-weather-prediction/ What do you all think of this? Will it help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 With enough additional data, I could see it helping with mesoscale features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Potentially yes, as the article points out there are such hurdles as privacy issues, the users elevation, having enough data points, accuracy of the actual barometers themselves, data filtering and model initialization. I think for microscale experiments it could be very useful. For example, if you had a bunch of storm chasers around a supercell or hikers in a mountainous area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Stupid iPhone ,another reason to get the galaxy S3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/01/android-weather-prediction/ What do you all think of this? Will it help? This makes perfect sense... I'll run the app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFanatica Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Cool stuff and with the initial success of mPING, I think these types of citizen observations are going to be more common. That being said, this paragraph Right now forecasters can vaguely tell you that there’s a chance of thunderstorms the next day. But if researchers can incorporate a large volume of pressure readings into climate models to define features associated with severe weather events, they can begin predicting when a severe storm will hit a specific part of a city up to six hours in advance. “You couldn’t do that now with any skill,” Mass said. is a bit of a mess. The way to improve short-term forecasts of convection is not to use climate models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Cool stuff and with the initial success of mPING, I think these types of citizen observations are going to be more common. That being said, this paragraph is a bit of a mess. The way to improve short-term forecasts of convection is not to use climate models. Heh, I noticed that, too. While inaccurate, I doubt the layman will pick up on it. I'd like to think that one day people would be able to buy a smart phone that not only does pressure readings but also temperature and dewpoint. It would be great to just whip out your phone to get those readings instead of having to carry a dedicated instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I'd like to think that one day people would be able to buy a smart phone that not only does pressure readings but also temperature and dewpoint. It would be great to just whip out your phone to get those readings instead of having to carry a dedicated instrument. That's be sweet...however if it doesn't serve a practical purpose towards the functionality of the phone (like how the barometer improves location accuracy), I doubt it'll happen...wouldn't exactly be a selling point for most of the public. Temperature maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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