News tagged with doppler radar
169 years after its discovery, Doppler effect found even at molecular level
Whether they know it or not, anyone who's ever gotten a speeding ticket after zooming by a radar gun has experienced the Doppler effect – a measurable shift in the frequency of radiation based on the motion of an object, ...
May 10, 2011 |
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Tornado threat increases as Gulf hurricanes get larger (w/ Video)
Tornadoes that occur from hurricanes moving inland from the Gulf Coast are increasing in frequency, according to researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This increase seems to reflect the increase ...
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Sep 08, 2009 |
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Dry autumns and winters may lead to fewer tornadoes in the spring
Global warming will likely mean more unpredictable weather, scientists say, and a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia pins down, possibly for the first time, how drought conditions in an ...
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Jun 24, 2009 |
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Tornado forecasting pushes scientific limits
Ernest Fawbush and Robert Miller made the first ever tornado forecast in March of 1948 using only paper, pencil, and a World War II-era radar -- but tornado forecasting has changed dramatically since that ...
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Jun 08, 2011 |
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Satellite images: Hook echoes, debris and damage
This image shows the radar reflectivity from the National Weather Service Doppler Radar in Birmingham, Ala. at 5:10 p.m. CDT on April 27, 2011, as a supercell thunderstorm moved across the city. The radar ...
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May 30, 2011 |
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Inside a snowstorm: Scientists obtain close-up look at Old Man Winter
In this winter of heavy snows--with more on the way this week--nature's bull's-eye might be Oswego, N.Y., and the nearby Tug Hill Plateau.
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Jan 11, 2011 |
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A day in the life of Doppler-on-wheels
'Tis the season ... for snow. Thundersnow.
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Dec 09, 2010 |
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Doppler radars help increase monsoon rainfall prediction accuracy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Doppler weather radar will significantly improve forecasting models used to track monsoon systems influencing the monsoon in and around India, according to a research collaboration including Purdue University, ...
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Oct 05, 2010 |
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Stretched-out low soaking the Caribbean in GOES-13 satellite imagery
GOES-13 satellite imagery on June 9 shows that the pesky low pressure area in the north Caribbean Sea is stretching out and bringing soaking rains to Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico.
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Jun 09, 2011 |
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Tech advancements improving accuracy in predicting weather
Study weather reports online, and you might want to give up on meteorology. "Deadly" storms fizzle, while weaker-looking fronts devastate. Temperatures often soar above predicted highs or plummet below predicted lows.
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Jan 28, 2009 |
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