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June 2003
A
new rapid-scan radar for fast-changing storms
With a funnel cloud just to its north, the sights of this rapid-scan Doppler
on Wheels unit are trained squarely on a tornadic supercell near Stratford
in the northwest Texas Panhandle. The storm dropped at least six twisters
during the evening of 15 May. The new DOW and its two predecessors have
been busy tracking tornadoes and severe thunderstorms across the plains
over the last few weeks as part of Project ROTATE (Radar Observation of
Thunderstorms and Tornadoes Experiment). All three DOW units have been developed
since the mid-1990s by NCAR affiliate scientist Josh Wurman (Center for
Severe Weather Research), in tandem with ATD scientists and engineers, NCAR
Design and Fabrication Services, and the University of Oklahoma. •Bob
Henson
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RAP
wins NASA award
Delphi
Question: Stolen
car
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