Building a better forecast in `Blizzard Alley´
(WorldNews Environment)

UND Atmospheric Scientist Aaron Kennedy seeks answers to the chilling mysteries of winter storms Aaron Kennedy, UND associate professor of atmospheric sciences, braves subzero temperatures to perform maintenance on weather instruments at the Oakville Field Station west of Grand Forks, N.D. Photo by Patrick C. Miller/UND Today. It`s that time of year on the Northern Plains when weather forecasters predict winter storms and the public turns a critical eye toward the accuracy of the forecasts. Did it snow more or less than predicted? Was it windier or less windy than forecast? Were travel conditions better or worse than expected? `I tell my students to be thankful for being a meteorologist or...