SSEC Wows at WeatherFest

On Sunday, 23 January 2010, the day before the official opening of the AMS Convention, the 10th Annual WeatherFest science fair drew an excited crowd of over 4,000 weather enthusiasts, all eager to experience dozens of interactive meteorology, oceanography and related science exhibits. WeatherFest is designed to inspire a love for math and science in children of all ages.

Margaret Mooney, Rick Kohrs, and Tom Whittaker ran the SSEC booth, introducing fascinated children and their parents to the world of satellite meteorology, helping them navigate several SSEC-created, weather-related applets on kiosk-mode touch monitors, and fielding questions from both young and old.

Margaret Mooney with a young researcher.

Rick Kohrs demonstrating the 3-D globe was a big hit, displaying the Earth’s climate
and weather systems as they appear from space.

Tom Whittaker demonstrates SSEC-created weather apps.

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