Penn State's Satellite Technique Predicts Severe Storm Impact

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 22, 2024

A new technique developed by researchers at Penn State, leveraging satellite data, has shown promise in enhancing the accuracy of severe weather forecasts. This method, which integrates microwave data from low-Earth-orbit satellites into conventional computer weather models, has successfully predicted the intensity and location of surface gusts during the severe Midwest Derecho of 2020. Yu