‰ NOW 15 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM DECEMBER 2017 QST PAGE 32 ‰ OTHER IONOSPHERIC RESEARCHERS, THAT UPPER ATMOSPHERE WIND SHEARS ARE A VERY ACTIVE RESEARCH AREA IN THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY. I WONDERED IF HAMS COULD HELP ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS SCIENCE USING AMATEUR RADIO. SUPPORTING EVIDENCE BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN REPORTED THAT SPORADIC E WAS SOMETIMES SEEN BY HAM RADIO OPERATORS DURING STORMS SUCH AS HURRICANES, I DECIDED TO LOOK AT THE WEATHER MODELS TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY STORMS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC. SURE ENOUGH, THERE WERE TWO MAJOR STORMS IN THE NORTH ‰ END OF 15 WPM TEXT ‚