@mattwilsonwx.bsky.social
Generic Boulder meteorologist. PhD/MS from UNL, BS from Valpo. Would rather be on a mountain or watching a wall cloud right now. Opinions my own (or stolen from a nearby marmot).
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I have published more than 70 peer reviewed scientific journal articles. I am a reviewer at 50+ journals, and an editor at one journal.
I cannot for the life of me fathom why some journals care so much about reference formatting style. If I can find the paper, you've cited it fine.
I cannot for the life of me fathom why some journals care so much about reference formatting style. If I can find the paper, you've cited it fine.
a man in a tuxedo is asking why are you booing me i 'm right
ALT: a man in a tuxedo is asking why are you booing me i 'm right
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November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I have published more than 70 peer reviewed scientific journal articles. I am a reviewer at 50+ journals, and an editor at one journal.
I cannot for the life of me fathom why some journals care so much about reference formatting style. If I can find the paper, you've cited it fine.
I cannot for the life of me fathom why some journals care so much about reference formatting style. If I can find the paper, you've cited it fine.
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Ever feel like your town gets more nighttime tornadoes than others?
Here's a map of tornadoes by time of day (nighttime tors are plotted on top of daytime tors to stand out). I feel for you Tulsa, Jackson, Birmingham, Nashville...
Here's a map of tornadoes by time of day (nighttime tors are plotted on top of daytime tors to stand out). I feel for you Tulsa, Jackson, Birmingham, Nashville...
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Ever feel like your town gets more nighttime tornadoes than others?
Here's a map of tornadoes by time of day (nighttime tors are plotted on top of daytime tors to stand out). I feel for you Tulsa, Jackson, Birmingham, Nashville...
Here's a map of tornadoes by time of day (nighttime tors are plotted on top of daytime tors to stand out). I feel for you Tulsa, Jackson, Birmingham, Nashville...
The goofball sized hail has returned!
November 19, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The goofball sized hail has returned!
Just sent you an email with the path to the install. There's a lot of Matts on derecho, so my username is not easy to find lol!
November 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Just sent you an email with the path to the install. There's a lot of Matts on derecho, so my username is not easy to find lol!
I've got MPASSIT compiled on Derecho if you want to copy it to quickly try it out.
November 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I've got MPASSIT compiled on Derecho if you want to copy it to quickly try it out.
Boulder, CO!
November 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Boulder, CO!
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i fully agree with this theory and in my actual field, british architectural history, The Problem is that Salisbury Cathedral is built on top of a lake and no i am not exaggerating
between this and the FSO Safer (another ship at serious risk of exploding) I’m convinced every field has its “yeah, this is the problem that keeps me up at night” and I’m on a quest to learn about all of them
yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
November 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
i fully agree with this theory and in my actual field, british architectural history, The Problem is that Salisbury Cathedral is built on top of a lake and no i am not exaggerating
The world would be a better place if we all spent more time looking at cool stuff in the sky.
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The world would be a better place if we all spent more time looking at cool stuff in the sky.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
One wedge to rule them all.
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
One wedge to rule them all.
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Just trying to simulate a tornado but the ring of turbulence I added turned out to be the one ring of power, and I have captured the direct attention of Sauron himself.
November 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Just trying to simulate a tornado but the ring of turbulence I added turned out to be the one ring of power, and I have captured the direct attention of Sauron himself.
That one wins.
patrick star from spongebob is holding a microphone and saying " i wumbo you wumbo "
Alt: patrick star from spongebob is holding a microphone and saying " i wumbo you wumbo "
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November 8, 2025 at 3:50 AM
That one wins.
This is epic!! Does it have a goofy acronym yet?
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This is epic!! Does it have a goofy acronym yet?
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If a judge orders you to release funds for hungry children and you continue to fight it, it’s time to take a step back and re-evaluate how you got there. No political leverage is worth corrupting your soul.
November 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If a judge orders you to release funds for hungry children and you continue to fight it, it’s time to take a step back and re-evaluate how you got there. No political leverage is worth corrupting your soul.
Thanks--that'd be amazing! I'll definitely reach out.
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Thanks--that'd be amazing! I'll definitely reach out.
Hmmm I have some ideas for using that tornado duration dataset with the SPORK dataset if it's available somewhere!
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Hmmm I have some ideas for using that tornado duration dataset with the SPORK dataset if it's available somewhere!
Joking aside, I'd definitely be curious to see the methods behind this! I'm surprised that there aren't more really long wind swaths (also 6/29/12 either split into two swaths or isn't showing up where I thought it'd be).
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Joking aside, I'd definitely be curious to see the methods behind this! I'm surprised that there aren't more really long wind swaths (also 6/29/12 either split into two swaths or isn't showing up where I thought it'd be).
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🌀On the snap of my fingers, everyone will agree that NOAA and NSF should continue to do fundamental weather research 🫰
Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating)
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
October 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
🌀On the snap of my fingers, everyone will agree that NOAA and NSF should continue to do fundamental weather research 🫰
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Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating)
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
October 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating)
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
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Just my routine plea not to compare a hurricane to the EF scale. Please.
October 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Just my routine plea not to compare a hurricane to the EF scale. Please.
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Just when you think Hurricane Melissa is done intensifying, it says, “Are you sure?” Drop in central pressure measured by both NOAA and AF between center fixes suggests Melissa may incredibly be intensifying further.
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Just when you think Hurricane Melissa is done intensifying, it says, “Are you sure?” Drop in central pressure measured by both NOAA and AF between center fixes suggests Melissa may incredibly be intensifying further.
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Something I love about archival films is that when someone had a couple feet of film left on a roll they'd often use it to film their cat. So many films finish with a few seconds of cats
So, here's some cats from the 1950s and 60s. They were loved
Scanned from 8mm films
#Film #History #Cats
So, here's some cats from the 1950s and 60s. They were loved
Scanned from 8mm films
#Film #History #Cats
October 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Calling all ensemble forecast system enthusiasts! The State of Texas is funding development of a new ensemble prediction system (100 members, 2km grid spacing) with an embedded WoFS interface, to be developed at Texas Tech! Passing along 3 open research scientist positions towards that development:
October 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Calling all ensemble forecast system enthusiasts! The State of Texas is funding development of a new ensemble prediction system (100 members, 2km grid spacing) with an embedded WoFS interface, to be developed at Texas Tech! Passing along 3 open research scientist positions towards that development: