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News Release 17-041
Researchers develop radar simulator to characterize scattering of debris in tornadoes
Results could aid weather forecasters and emergency managers
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Researchers use special simulations to study tornado debris and how it interacts with deadly tornadoes.
Credit: NSF/OU
Atmospheric scientists collect rapid-scan data from a tornado in Texas in May, 2015.
Credit: University of Oklahoma
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The scientists scan a possible tornado-producing supercell in Kansas at sunset.
Credit: University of Oklahoma
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The researchers studied data, including debris signatures, from the 2013 EF5 tornado in Oklahoma.
Credit: University of Oklahoma
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NSF-funded scientists developed a radar simulator that tracks debris in a simulated tornado.
Credit: University of Oklahoma
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Image from the new rapid-scan, dual-polarization radar simulator, which can detect tornado debris.
Credit: University of Oklahoma
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Scientists measure how radar signals change for the type, size and orientation of debris detected.
Credit: University of Oklahoma
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