Meteorologist & Weatherman Talks Cloud Physics, Blast Waves, Tornadoes, and Storm Chasing

In this episode of the podcast, I chat with my good friend, Sean Akiyama, who has earned his degree in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. We chat a bit about his experiences in school and dabble into his favourite weather-related topics such as cloud physics, blast waves, downbursts, vortex formations, tornado magnitudes, weather forecasting, and much more. We also get a look into his life as an amateur storm chaser and hear his story on his experiences chasing extreme snowstorm conditions in Alberta. Hope you all enjoy, With all the best, Phong @ 0:00 Introduction @ 2:49 Earth and Atmospheric Science @ 3:17 Cloud Physics and The Formation Of Rain Droplets, Hydrophilic What? @ 5:17 Synoptic Meteorology, The Prediction of Large-Scale Weather Systems and Computational Resolutions for Weather @ 6:43 How To Measure The Weather, Model Assessments, Weather Data Collection, How High is Our Stratosphere, Weather Balloons @ 9:20 Storm Chasing, Weather Tracking, Enjoying the Weather @ 10:31 Tornado Intensities, The Enhanced Fujita Scale, Mr Tornado, Atomic Bombs, Outbursts, Blast Waves, Downbursts, and Strong Winds and Measurement of Wind Speeds @ 13:32 Tornado Magnitudes Continued, Highest Recorded Windspeeds @ 14:56 Storm Chasing Continued, Driving to Alberta, and @ 15:57 Driving Across Canada for Meteorology, Cross Country Travelling, Funny Stories @ 20:41 Stormchasing in Alberta, Stuck In One Of Canada's Largest Snow Storms In The Middle of Alberta, The Perfect Beginning For a New Job In Meteorology @ 26:23 What Do Meteorologists Do? Weatherman? Behind the Scenes of Weather Reporting, Topographical Maps of Weather Parameters, and Reading The Models @ 28:20 In The Beginning, Taro's Fish, and The History of The Akiyama Family @30:40 Outro Taro's Fish : Instagram: @tarosfish Website: https://tarosfish.com/