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Dr. Jeremy Gibbs
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Physical scientist at the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory. I use math and computers to study the atmospheric boundary layer, storms, and stuff.
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Dr. Jeremy Gibbs @gibbs.science · Oct 1
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Happy LGBTQ+ in STEM Day! I’m celebrating with the dapper Invisible Enby, who is a queer fashion metaphor for the way dark matter shapes visible matter in the cosmos. Want to learn more? Preorder my new book, where they appear! 🧪
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
A dapper invisible figure in a suit with a monocle The Invisible Enby by S. Zainab Williams as seen in The Edge of Space-Time (2026) by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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sunset.
A sunset, oranges light the upper half of the photo, while the four ground is dark
November 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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I’m glad to be back at work, but this sign announcing our return was kinda rude.
A sign that reads Skunks are in the Area!
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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this moment in time (today especially) is such a surreal experience that i think i’m going to log off for a bit and try to focus on finding some small amount of joy each day.
October 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Halloween costumes to scare scientists (by @twisteddoodles.bsky.social) 🧪
Cartoon images of three different costumes. A grant proposal due tomorrow. Reviewer number p is greater than 0.1, your imposter syndrome made flesh, the unfinished manuscript, unaccounted for variable
October 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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my youngest son’s pumpkin
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Most simply, a storm is an area of rotating winds: a disk of vorticity. Strong hurricanes can develop more of a ring-like shape in vorticity, which can be unstable & develop mesovortices.

This is a basic process & can be simulated in a barotropic or shallow water model (here, with @visualpde.com).
October 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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October 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Thanks to some vigilant friends out there, I have a nearly-complete 87-hour radar loop of #Melissa 's approach to #Jamaica. The loop abruptly ends when the radar is lost (either loss of communication with it or loss of the actual structure).
bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/radar/
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Had a great time video chatting with kindergarteners about hurricanes and the weather. They had some great questions and Hurricane Melissa is giving them a real-time demonstration of the power of a hurricane.
Kindergarten children watching a meteorologist on a video chat talking about hurricanes.
October 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Keep the people of Jamaica in your thoughts today. The 9am update from NHC has the pressure down to 896mb and peak winds at 180 mph, cementing Melissa as the 5th most intense hurricane on record in the Atlantic Basin.
October 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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After this weekend's rain, here is where Oklahoma City's precipitation stands as of today.
I scientific figure that shows the cumulative precipitation for Oklahoma City. the Max was 56.95" in 2007, the min was 17.84 in 1954, the average is 34.28", and the +/- standard deviation was 42.19 and 26.37. The mean is a black line, the standard deviation area is shaded white, the max is red and min is blue. The current year is shown in yellow and the value so far is 37.99.
October 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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some color
a plant with red-colored leaves, with a pond behind that is reflecting a cloudy sky.
October 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Texas Tech Geosciences is hiring two open-rank Atmospheric Science faculty positions in Precipitation Hazards, and in Data Science; part of an interdisciplinary, multi-year Atmospheric Hazards Strategic Hire. See the details for the Precipitation and Data Science positions and join us in fall 2026!
October 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Atlantic Tropical Storm Melissa Intermediate Advisory Number 13a
...MELISSA REORGANIZING AND POISED TO INTENSIFY SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS... ...LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA A...
Additional Details Here.
000WTNT33 KNHC 241738TCPAT3 BULLETINTropical Storm Melissa Intermediate Advisory Number 13ANWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132025200 PM EDT Fri Oct 24 2025 ...MELISSA REORGANIZING AND POISED TO INTENSIFY SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS......LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDESEXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA THROUGH THEWEEKEND... SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...15.6N 74.4WABOUT 230 MI...370 KM SE OF KINGSTON JAMAICAABOUT 250 MI...400 KM SW OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITIMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...ESE OR 105 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: None. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...* Southwestern peninsula of Haiti from the border with theDominican Republic to Port-Au-Prince* Jamaica A Tropical Storm Warning in effect for...* Southwestern peninsula of Haiti from the border with theDominican Republic to Port-Au-Prince* Jamaica A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possiblewithin the watch area. A watch is typically issued 48 hours beforethe anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force winds,conditions that make outside preparations difficult or dangerous. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions areexpected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours. Interests elsewhere in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and eastern Cuba, and the Bahamas should monitor the progress of Melissa. A hurricane warning may be required for Jamaica later today. For storm information specific to your area, please monitorproducts issued by your national meteorological service. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK----------------------At 200 PM EDT (1800 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Melissa was located by Air Force Reserve reconnaissance data near latitude 15.6 North, longitude 74.4 West. Melissa is drifting toward the east-southeast near 2 mph (4 km/h). A turn to the northeast and north at a continued slow motion is expected to begin this afternoon and tonight. A westward turn is forecast on Saturday and this general motion is expected to continue through Monday. A turn to the north and northeast is forecast on Tuesday and Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center of Melissa is expected to move near or just south of Jamaica early next week and could be near eastern Cuba by the middle of next week. Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast today, followed by rapid intensification this weekend. Melissa is forecast to become a hurricane by Saturday and a major hurricane by Sunday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km)from the center. The minimum central pressure estimated by aircraft dropsonde data is 997 mb (29.44 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------Key messages for Melissa can be found in the TropicalCyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT3 and WMO headerWTNT43 KNHC. WIND: Hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area inHaiti later this weekend and Jamaica beginning late this weekend orearly next week. Tropical storm conditions are expected to beginin Haiti tonight or Saturday and in Jamaica later this weekend. RAINFALL: Melissa is expected to bring 10 to 20 inches of rain toportions of southwestern Haiti and eastern Jamaica through Monday,with locally higher amounts possible. Rainfall amounts of 6 to 12inches are expected across the rest of southern Haiti and thesouthern Dominican Republic. Additional heavy rainfall is likelybeyond Monday. However, uncertainty in Melissa’s track and forwardspeed reduces confidence in exact totals. Significant,life-threatening flash flooding and numerous landslides are expectedin the southern Dominican Republic and eastern Jamaica, withcatastrophic flash flooding and landslides anticipated in southernHaiti. Across portions of northern Dominican Republic, northern Haiti, andwestern Jamaica, 3 to 5 inches of rain is expected through Monday.Flash and urban flooding will be possible. Flooding impacts willlikely increase across western Jamaica next week. For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated withMelissa, please see the National Weather Service Storm TotalRainfall Graphic, available athurricanes.gov/graphics_at3.shtml?rainqpf STORM SURGE: Minor coastal flooding is likely along the coast ofJamaica by Saturday in areas of onshore winds as tropical stormconditions begin to reach the area. However, there is a potentialrisk of a more significant storm surge, especially along the southcoast of Jamaica, early next week. Due to Melissa's slow motion andlarge forecast uncertainty, it is still too soon to know exactly howhigh the storm surge could reach. SURF: Swells generated by Melissa are expected to affect portionsof Hispaniola, Jamaica, and eastern Cuba during the next severaldays. Please consult products from your local weather office. NEXT ADVISORY-------------Next complete advisory at 500 PM EDT. $$Forecaster Papin Tropical Storm Melissa 5-Day Uncertainty Track Image Tropical Storm Melissa 34-Knot Wind Speed Probabilities
October 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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a man standing in front of a swimming pool
Alt: a man standing in front of a swimming pool and sitting by himself bored.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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happy saturday! to celebrate, here’s a turbulent plume from a direct numerical simulation.
a rising white turbulent plume on black background.
October 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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October 1, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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October 1, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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look, we're not supposed to say anything, but can confirm
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statistically a tornado has probably sucked up a ghost
September 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Nothing brings a smile and transports me back to school more than an email from my former advisor with the greeting, "Dear Jeremy!"
September 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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I’m more a fan of mass conservation.
September 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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SHARPlib 1.1.0 has been released to PyPI and conda-forge, and it was a pretty big update! Of note:

- Unified Python & C++ web documentation! keltonhalbert.github.io/SHARPlib/lat...
- Fully typed Python bindings
- Additional parameters
- Bug fixes

github.com/keltonhalber...
September 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Happy Actual-And-Not-Statistical-Convenience-Autumn! 🎉🍁🍂
climatologist49.bsky.social Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · Sep 22
Happy Autumnal Equinox to all the haters and losers, sadly of which there are many.
September 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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My recent win is reducing the runtime for the python version of my land-surface model by 2/3. This was mostly the result of reducing external decencies, unnecessary calculations, and re-structuring model logic. Now, mind you, it still does not always give physical answers. But I can be wrong faster.
September 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM