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- Frost Quakes or CryoseismsSometimes during Vermont winters, some seismic events occur called Frost Quakes or Cryoseisms. This occurs when a frozen ground, saturated with moisture, cracks with high intensity in a very localized areas. Roger explains in great detail how meteorological indicators can lead to these Frost Quakes.5 min
- How Do Snow Rollers Form?Sometimes during the winter, the right temperatures and wind conditions come together after a snow fall and create snow rollers, curls of snow that can be hollow or bunched up like a cinnamon bun. We discuss this phenomenon in detail. Have you seen snow rollers? Let us know in the comments or on the WDEV Facebook page.4 min
- Inside the South Atlantic Magnetic AnomalyRoger covers the Earth's magnetic field and explores the South Atlantic Anomaly, a region over South America where the magnetic field is weakest that exposes satellites to high levels of radiation from space.12 min
- What Is A Computer Weather Model?Often during a forecast, forecasters will talk about the various computer weather models and how they compare. What kind of skill is involved to interpret these and make a projection or forecast of what the weather will do? This podcasts gets into the science of weather models and also why the variables of the sophisticated analyses affects them so and affects the weather forecast itself.5 min
About Roger Hill's Weather Classroom
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This podcast series explores all things atmospheric pertaining to our world, Vermont and locally. It will also include other topics about the planet Earth such as the Geomagnetic Field and trends in…
climatology near and far. If you follow the weather and are enthusiastic about storms of all kinds, I’ll delve into the mechanics like Bombogenesis of a coastal low pressure system, or why well-developed low pressure systems sometimes do not deliver. I’ll explain some of the hidden details about our climate, how our weather behaves and we’ll explore other climates, and how they might play a role in our daily weather in the Green Mountain State and northern New England.