OLYMPEX in the News

March 29, 2018

• UW research finds rainfall over Olympic Mountains more complex than originally believed (komonews.com, Mar 29, 2018)

May 30, 2017

• Collecting Data from the Ground Up: NASA's Ground Validation Campaigns (earthdata.nasa.gov, May 30, 2017)

May 26, 2016

• Why Did the Mule Climb the Mountain? Because NASA Said So (Spectrum.IEEE.org, May 26, 2016)

Apr 12, 2016

• Sequim Science Cafe to explore precipitation study today (PeninsulaDailyNews.com, Apr 12, 2016)

Apr 6, 2016

• Science Cafe examines park project (SequimGazette.com, Apr 6, 2016)

Mar 7, 2016

• Local OLYMPEX rain research project picks perfect winter for study (KOMOnews.com, Mar 7, 2016)
• KOMO Video (KOMOnews.com, Mar 7, 2016)

Mar 4, 2016

• Project OLYMPEX reveals rain storms are not so simple (King5.com, Mar 4, 2016)

Feb 13, 2016

• Weather study on Olympic Peninsula Employs Everything from Mules to 'Spy Planes' (Peninsula Daily News, Feb 13, 2016)

Feb 12, 2016

• Gaps In Coastal Radar System Are Blind Spots For Forecasters and First Responders - Radio Interview with Cliff Mass (KPLU Seattle, Feb 12, 2016)
  
• NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day with Focus on Olympic National Park and mention of OLYMPEX (NASA Earth Observatory, Feb 12, 2016)

Feb 10, 2016

• Fine Tuning a Weather Satellite - Radio Interview with UW's Angela Rowe (KONP Port Angeles, Feb 10, 2016)

Feb 9, 2016

• Olympic Mountain Experiment weather data to be detailed in Port Angeles presentation tonight (Peninsula Daily News, Feb 9, 2016)

Jan 29, 2016

• OLYMPEX Successfully Grabs the Rains (NASA Wrap-up Video, Jan 29, 2016)

Jan 6, 2016

• Olympic National Park continues its 2015-2016 'Perspectives' series (Sequim Gazette, Advertisement for ONP presentation in Feb, Jan 6, 2016)

Dec 28, 2015

• OLYMPEX Photos (KOMO Weather Blog, Dec 28, 2015)

Dec 15, 2015

• Lessons learned so far from huge Olympex tests (King5 News, Dec 15, 2015)
• Behind the scenes: NASA's DC-8 'flying lab' takes to skies in Northwest (USA Today, Dec 15, 2015)

Dec 11, 2015

• NASA/OLYMPEX Scientists in the Field: Joe Zagrodnik (NASA Video, Dec 11, 2015)

Dec 09, 2015

• NASA/OLYMPEX Scientists in the Field: Rachael Kroodsma (NASA Video, Dec 9, 2015)

Nov 22, 2015

• NASA Mapping Every Raindrop On Earth (Weather Channel Feature, Nov 22, 2015)
  
• The Quixotic Quest for the Perfect Weatherman (Epoch Times, Nov 22, 2015)

Nov 18, 2015

• Testing satellites aboard NASA's flying laboratory (King5 News, Nov 18, 2015)
  
• Olympic Peninsula offers dynamic place for study of precipitation (Sequim Gazette, Nov 18, 2015)
  
• Winter Is Coming and This NASA Aircraft Will Help Study It (Gizmodo, Nov 18, 2015)

Nov 17, 2015

• OLYMPEX Field Campaign Makes Stop On Olympic Peninsula (Environmental Monitor, Nov 17, 2015)

Nov 16, 2015

• OLYMPEX exposed: Inside the flying NASA lab that's probing our rain clouds (Geekwire, Nov 16, 2015)
  
• NASA, UW team up to track rain, snow in soggy Washington (AP via Columbia Daily Tribune, Nov 16, 2015)
  
• Scientists tracking rain, snow in soggy Washington state (AP via The China Post, Nov 16, 2015)

Nov 13, 2015

• How NASA Tests A New Weather Satellite Using Mules and Sensors (gizmodo.com, Nov 13, 2015)

Nov 12, 2015

• NASA's OLYMPEX rain-measuring campaign gets off to a good, soggy start (Geekwire, Nov 12, 2015)
  
• Scientists tracking rain, snow in soggy Washington State (AP via San Francisco, Nov 12, 2015)
  
• NASA, UW gauging how well satellites measure rain,snow (The Herald of Everett, WA, Nov 12, 2015)
  
• Scientists, NASA to use Olympic Peninsula to tune new satellite technology (The Daily World, Nov 12, 2015)

Nov 11, 2015

• Massive test for new weather satellite will benefit planet (King5 News, Nov 11, 2015)
  
• UW, NASA measure rain and snowfall to gauge new precipitation satellite (UW Today, Nov 11, 2015)
  
• With help from JBLM, scientists track rain and snow from soggy Washington state (The News Tribune, Nov 11, 2015)
  
• With help from JBLM, scientists track rain and snow from soggy Washington state (The Olympian, Nov 11, 2015)
  
• Tracking of rain, snow will verify satellites (AP via The Columbian, Nov 11, 2015)
  
• Scientists tracking rain, snow in soggy Washington state (AP via nzherald.co.nz, Nov 11, 2015)
  
• How NASA Tests a New Weather Satellite Using Mules and Sensors (gizmodo.com, Nov 11, 2015)
  
• The Surprising Way NASA Is Testing The Accuracy Of Its New Weather Satellite (gizmodo.com, Nov 11, 2015)

Nov 10, 2015

• Researchers Gear Up for OLYMPEX (NASA Video, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• NASA, University of Washington track rain, snow to validate global satellite data (AP via usnews.com, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• UW, NASA deploy scientific blitz to study rainy Olympic Peninsula (Seattle Times, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• NASA, UW team up to track rain, snow in soggy W. Wash. (KOMO News, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• Scientists tracking rain, snow in soggy Washington state (AP via KIRO7.com, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• Scientists tracking rain, snow in soggy Washington state (AP via yahoo.com, Nov 10,2015)
  
• Scientists tracking rain, snow in soggy Washington state (AP via huffingtonpost.com, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• Scientists track rain, snow in soggy Washington (AP via Spokesman-Review, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• NASA, UW team up to track rain, snow in soggy Washington (AP via Business Insider, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• Scientists tracking rain, snow in soggy Washington state (AP via Kitsap Sun, Nov 10, 2015
  
• NASA, UW team up to track rain, snow in soggy Washington (AP via Union-Bulletin.com, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• Scientists tracking rain, snow in soggy Washington state (AP via The Denver Post, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• NASA, university track rain, snow to validate global satellite data that may improve forecasts (AP via The Times Colonist, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• Scientists tracking rain, snow in soggy Washington state (AP via BC Local News, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• How accurate is satellite data on rain, snow? NASA aims to find out (AP via thestar.com, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• NASA, University of Washington track rain, snow to validate global satellite data (AP via The Vancouver Sun, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• Scientists tracking rain, snow in soggy Washington state (AP via The Gazette, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• NASA, university tracking rain and snow to validate satellite data (AP via CTV News, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• Scientists tracking rain, snow in soggy Washington state (AP via myFOXboston.com, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• Scientists tracking rain, snow in soggy Washington state (AP via The Boston Herald, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• Scientists tracking rain, snow in soggy Washington state (AP via nbc-2.com, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• NASA, UW Team Up to Track Rain, Snow in Soggy Washington (AP via Voice of America, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• NASA, partners track rain, snow in soggy Washington (AP via Phys.org, Nov 10, 2015)
  
• NASA, UW team up to track rain, snow in soggy Washington (Q13 Fox via AP, Nov 9, 2015)

October, 2015

• Just In Time For The Weekend: Temps Drop, Rainy Pattern Returns (KPLU 88.5, Oct 16, 2015)
  
• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: OLYMPEX Starts Next Month! (Cliff Mass Blog, Oct 13, 2015)

Earlier

• Why Is NASA Measuring Rain in America's Rainiest Place? (Environmental Technology, Apr 29, 2015)
  
• Peninsula volunteers sought for University of Washington study of rain, snow in support of satellite system (Peninsula Daily News, Apr 10, 2015)
  
• UW testing new weather satellite (King5 News, Feb 10, 2015)

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