New Method Makes Weather Forecasts Right as Rain (VIDEO)

University of Missouri-Columbia

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MU atmospheric science professor Neil Fox has developed a system that improves the precision of forecasts by accounting for evaporation in rainfall estimates, particularly for locations 30 miles or more from the nearest National Weather Service radar.

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