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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

First time I’ve used the umbrella in a while! This morning was also a great reminder about how poorly the campus streets and sidewalks handle rain 😬

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I’m discovering a new pet peeve of mine. In both of my classes this semester, people ask questions at a normal speaking volume in large and/or noisy rooms. Please don’t make the professor have to walk across the room to you every time. SPEAK UP.

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

That made for an unusual day in meso 😂

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I hate that log() is often natural logarithm in disguise and not common logarithm. We have notation for ln()! And it’s shorter than log()! Grrr. Yes, this did trip me up in MATLAB earlier this morning.

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This should be 1000 * R_d / R_v, right?

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Rest in peace to my childhood hero ❤️💙

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Note: This course has very little to do with Real Analysis. I still have gray hairs from that class 🫩

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hello, old friend. I wasn’t expecting to take another math class after undergrad! Super excited about this one—I wasn’t able to squeeze it in during my B.S.

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

For the folks attending #AMSMadisonSummit, I will be presenting my master’s research on tornado structure using mobile Doppler TTUKa radar data (manuscript in preparation) on Wednesday at 11:45 AM CT!

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Accidentally searching for “netcdf” instead of “netflix” feels like a work-life balance violation

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Haha, I’m just waiting to give Cassie the boot so I can get that big desk…

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

The NWC REU is one of the biggest reasons I went to graduate school. It was an incredible introduction to atmospheric science research and taught us about the *many* different career avenues in the field. I really hope the program can continue in 2027 and beyond. Super sad to hear this news for ‘26

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

We learned about analog to digital converters yesterday in instrumentation and all I could think of were bit puns. It was a bit distracting. I’ll get over it bit by bit, though

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Had a great time at #AMS2026. Thank you to everyone who attended my talk regarding tornado structure in TTUKa data from the LIFT experiment!

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Haha, thank you!! I’m speechless. Just pure joy right now 😁

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Tried to remove the battery for my 2015 ford escape and BOY was I in for a nasty surprise this evening. Setting aside a few hours tomorrow evening for this…project. Sigh.

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

A clock moves 2*pi radians in 12 hours -> pi/6 radians per hour Treating 12 o’clock as my reference, 9 o’clock would be 3/2*pi radians Applying the same logic, 3*(pi - 0.14) would be pi*(pi - 0.14)/2 radians The difference between the two angles would be your error: approx. 0.0025 radians!

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

At the eye doctor right now and my vision must be horrible. I don’t remember 9 o’clock being an irrational time

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

NWC REUnion 2025: ✅ Had a blast meeting up with friends and mentors :)

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Thanks! I was definitely exaggerating here, just the amount of reckless drivers out there is crazy. Defensive driving FTW

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

It’s not driving in Lubbock if you don’t have a near death experience once a week

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Here is footage of the tornadoes/dancing vortices while the TTU-Ka LIFT teams were deployed. The dust acted as a great tracer! youtu.be/a0UCVFjckMU?...

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4/25/2025 Muleshoe, TX Tornado

YouTube video by Ethan Steward

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Next up, the main tornado translated through Ka1's RHI plane, resulting in this series of RHI scans depicting the tornado's core and outbound/inbound sides. This is between 3-4 km away from the radar. 2/2.

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

On April 25th, 2025, the TTU-Ka LIFT teams successfully intercepted a tornado near Muleshoe, TX. First up are PPI scans of the main tornado and the "dancing" vortices/subsequent smaller tornadoes captured by Ka2. 1/2. #LIFT #tornado

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

The saga continues. First day back from sb, the power/water goes out at 10 am and tech tells us to work remotely for the rest of the day

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Also, we saw a multi vortex dust devil on our drive to Amarillo but were unable to get a picture/video 😞

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Some pictures from our Palo Duro hike! Great way to start off SB, it was beautiful out there

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Being an IU basketball fan is so frustrating

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

We went from studying all day + night for tomorrow’s fluid dynamics exam to…abrupt spring break!

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

That’s super sad. I volunteered there over the summer of 2022 and it was an incredible experience for all of us volunteers. It’s a huge shame other students now can’t get that opportunity

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Yeah the PGF chose violence today in west Texas. RIP to the umbrella users this morning

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Hearing the stories of those let go is so heartbreaking. I can’t imagine putting all that time and effort into getting your dream job, only to have it taken away for no good reason. I hope the govt realizes their error here; NOAA provides incredible public service to us 24/7/365 for only a few $/yr

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Just downright stupid and infuriating. Everyone in NOAA, especially those just laid off, deserves so much better. The damage done to science today (and beyond) will persist for years to come

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Every single individual in the weather enterprise should be utterly furious today.

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Kyle Thiem @kylethiem.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Several confirmed terminations of probationary employees across NOAA today. These are good, hardworking, dedicated public servants working to better our country and its people whose lives, careers, and livelihoods are being destroyed w/o cause. Absolutely heartbroken. This is wrong.

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Ethan Steward @ebsteward.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Goodbye Twitter, hello Bluesky. To start off on a good note, here’s a picture of my cats and their new bed (my only winter coat 🥶)

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