School once again has started, and work is subsiding just a bit. I am excited about this Fall Semester at NIU. I get to do some Research for Hintzsche Fertilizer, Inc. which is based out of Maple Park, IL. I really like how Met 431 brings a real life situation into play, and Dr. Changnon gives a chance to really run with it.
Besides that, I'll be doing some research on year to year weather patterns (Synoptically), and ENSO; to see how they change the Mesoscale Weather (severe, snowstorms, etc.). I find it quite that the synoptic events really seem to control the type of weather that the Continental U.S receives.
Besides this, the weather here in Chicago has been pleasant. Right now, we're sitting under a large ridge of high pressure after the latest cold front came through. We have actually had seasonable temperatures for the past few days, in comparison to the warmer than average temperatures we had for most of the summer. But, its to be expected that the temperatures will increase, as will the moisture as the High moves off to the east, and we will soon get a Southerly wind component. I wouldn't expect anything weather wise, till the middle of next week, or so.
