Chris ☈ozoff
@agitatedcu.bsky.social
Cannot jump high, highly motivated by clouds, vector enthusiast, fan of wilderness.
Erie, CO
Current reading: "Command and Control” (Schlosser), "Introduction to Quantum Mechanics" (Griffiths and Schroeter)
Erie, CO
Current reading: "Command and Control” (Schlosser), "Introduction to Quantum Mechanics" (Griffiths and Schroeter)
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True Color RGB images from @noaa.gov #GOESEast / #GOES19 revealed the formation of mesolows in southern Lake Superior, off the coast of Upper Michigan: geosphere.ssec.wisc.edu#playing:true...; #MIwx
January 29, 2026 at 9:35 PM
True Color RGB images from @noaa.gov #GOESEast / #GOES19 revealed the formation of mesolows in southern Lake Superior, off the coast of Upper Michigan: geosphere.ssec.wisc.edu#playing:true...; #MIwx
The Euro ensemble (here) and GEFS suggest a brutal western ridge in the first week of February, suggesting meager near-term relief to this warm and dry winter in the central Rockies. Some pattern signals of ridge breakdown in the following week, but that's too far out to really conclude much.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The Euro ensemble (here) and GEFS suggest a brutal western ridge in the first week of February, suggesting meager near-term relief to this warm and dry winter in the central Rockies. Some pattern signals of ridge breakdown in the following week, but that's too far out to really conclude much.
Modeled near-surface wind structure (20 m grid spacing) for onshore hurricane flow from the ocean (right) to land (left).
January 27, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Modeled near-surface wind structure (20 m grid spacing) for onshore hurricane flow from the ocean (right) to land (left).
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congrats to all of the #AMS2026 award winners, especially the great @csuatmossci.bsky.social teacher, research pioneer, and colleague Wayne Schubert
January 26, 2026 at 12:43 AM
congrats to all of the #AMS2026 award winners, especially the great @csuatmossci.bsky.social teacher, research pioneer, and colleague Wayne Schubert
The winter trail running conditions this afternoon were perfect.
January 25, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The winter trail running conditions this afternoon were perfect.
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US weather for any AMS annual meeting in all of recorded history
January 22, 2026 at 1:02 PM
US weather for any AMS annual meeting in all of recorded history
One reason I have faith in NOAA's survival is that Cruz depends on its data for his vacation planning.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 2:11 PM
One reason I have faith in NOAA's survival is that Cruz depends on its data for his vacation planning.
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With inland temperatures from just below 0 to the single digits F, 1-minute @NOAASatellites #GOESEast / #GOES19 True Color RGB images showed nearshore ice in southern Lake Michigan (along and just off the coast of Wisconsin. Illinois and Indiana). geosphere.ssec.wisc.edu#playing:true...;
January 20, 2026 at 4:47 PM
With inland temperatures from just below 0 to the single digits F, 1-minute @NOAASatellites #GOESEast / #GOES19 True Color RGB images showed nearshore ice in southern Lake Michigan (along and just off the coast of Wisconsin. Illinois and Indiana). geosphere.ssec.wisc.edu#playing:true...;
The mountains induced some neat swirls in the clouds today.
January 18, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The mountains induced some neat swirls in the clouds today.
A brutal record low achieved for the state of CO snowpack, with a 14-day forecast that increases the probability of a record low peak snowpack in March. For the sake of our already stressed forests, I hope somehow the pattern changes in Feb. or March.
January 18, 2026 at 1:17 PM
A brutal record low achieved for the state of CO snowpack, with a 14-day forecast that increases the probability of a record low peak snowpack in March. For the sake of our already stressed forests, I hope somehow the pattern changes in Feb. or March.
I’m only two chapters in, but if the book continues to cook like it has so far, this will prove an ‘essential read’ recommendation.
January 18, 2026 at 2:36 AM
I’m only two chapters in, but if the book continues to cook like it has so far, this will prove an ‘essential read’ recommendation.
A WRF semi-LES depiction of low-level wind speeds for offshore flow, with transition zones from cellular, convective patterns over warm land into boundary layer roll patterns over the sea.
January 16, 2026 at 5:57 PM
A WRF semi-LES depiction of low-level wind speeds for offshore flow, with transition zones from cellular, convective patterns over warm land into boundary layer roll patterns over the sea.
In David Attenborough's voice: On the slick, glacial flank of a Minnesota hill, a rare but needed migration unfolds: marchers adopt an efficient tactic--seated and sliding--letting gravity ferry them swiftly to a justice march below, where they start to steer their tyrants back into the shadows.
Only in Minnesota — people sliding down an icy hill on their way to join thousands of others to stand up for Renee Good’s family and against ICE actions on our streets and in our schools.
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 AM
In David Attenborough's voice: On the slick, glacial flank of a Minnesota hill, a rare but needed migration unfolds: marchers adopt an efficient tactic--seated and sliding--letting gravity ferry them swiftly to a justice march below, where they start to steer their tyrants back into the shadows.
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Ken Burns Announces New 10-Part ‘Mr. Biscuits’ Documentary After Adopting Cat https://theonion.com/ken-burns-announces-new-10-part-mr-biscuits-documentary-after-adopting-cat/
January 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Ken Burns Announces New 10-Part ‘Mr. Biscuits’ Documentary After Adopting Cat https://theonion.com/ken-burns-announces-new-10-part-mr-biscuits-documentary-after-adopting-cat/
Reading and learning history helps one put into perspective negative societal behaviors, and what we see today is not unprecedented, but this reckoning does not do much to alleviate a weight of sorrow and paralysis induced by increasing levels of societal moral bankruptcy.
January 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Reading and learning history helps one put into perspective negative societal behaviors, and what we see today is not unprecedented, but this reckoning does not do much to alleviate a weight of sorrow and paralysis induced by increasing levels of societal moral bankruptcy.
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In the latest carbon budget, we revised...
* up land-use change emissions
* up the ocean sink (now takes up 29% of total emissions)
* down the land sink (now takes up 21% of total emissions)
* the "budget imbalance" now has zero trend
What does this mean?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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* up land-use change emissions
* up the ocean sink (now takes up 29% of total emissions)
* down the land sink (now takes up 21% of total emissions)
* the "budget imbalance" now has zero trend
What does this mean?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
In the latest carbon budget, we revised...
* up land-use change emissions
* up the ocean sink (now takes up 29% of total emissions)
* down the land sink (now takes up 21% of total emissions)
* the "budget imbalance" now has zero trend
What does this mean?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
* up land-use change emissions
* up the ocean sink (now takes up 29% of total emissions)
* down the land sink (now takes up 21% of total emissions)
* the "budget imbalance" now has zero trend
What does this mean?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
Grocery store parking lot skies in Lafayette this evening.
January 5, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Grocery store parking lot skies in Lafayette this evening.
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In Marin County, flooding left motorists stranded and kayakers paddling Saturday in areas where bicyclists usually pedaled. The high tides prompted a coastal flood advisory in effect through 2 p.m. Sunday for much of the Bay Area and Central Coast.
📷: @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social/S.F. Chronicle
📷: @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social/S.F. Chronicle
January 4, 2026 at 12:56 AM
In Marin County, flooding left motorists stranded and kayakers paddling Saturday in areas where bicyclists usually pedaled. The high tides prompted a coastal flood advisory in effect through 2 p.m. Sunday for much of the Bay Area and Central Coast.
📷: @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social/S.F. Chronicle
📷: @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social/S.F. Chronicle
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Humans have emitted 2750 gigatons of CO2 since the industrial revolution from burning fossil fuels and land use change. To put this in perspective, this is more than the (dry) mass of all living things on earth and everything humans have ever built combined:
January 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Humans have emitted 2750 gigatons of CO2 since the industrial revolution from burning fossil fuels and land use change. To put this in perspective, this is more than the (dry) mass of all living things on earth and everything humans have ever built combined:
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per preliminary data from PRISM, it was the warmest October through December period on record for the majority of Colorado. In many places, by a large margin (e.g., here in Fort Collins it was 2.4°F warmer than any previous Oct-Dec). #cowx
January 2, 2026 at 8:42 PM
per preliminary data from PRISM, it was the warmest October through December period on record for the majority of Colorado. In many places, by a large margin (e.g., here in Fort Collins it was 2.4°F warmer than any previous Oct-Dec). #cowx
The sunrise this morning in south Boulder.
January 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The sunrise this morning in south Boulder.
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a lot of people are aware that you can factor
2025 = 45²
i'm honored to announce the factorization
2026 = (45-i)(45+i)
2025 = 45²
i'm honored to announce the factorization
2026 = (45-i)(45+i)
December 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
a lot of people are aware that you can factor
2025 = 45²
i'm honored to announce the factorization
2026 = (45-i)(45+i)
2025 = 45²
i'm honored to announce the factorization
2026 = (45-i)(45+i)
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Welcome to 2026. 🥳😮💨
December 31, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Welcome to 2026. 🥳😮💨