A NEW VIEW AT TORNADOES

Written by: Bob Metcalfe

Back on May 10, a tornadic supercell took a close route to the radar systems near the University of Oklahoma, the center of the universe for research on thunderstorms and all things severe weather. Well it just so happens that the radar captured never-before-seen data. The researchers are now analyzing the data hoping to get a better view into tornadogenesis.

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"This unique polarimetric data set is likely to reveal new discoveries about tornado genesis and severe storms for years to come," said the Director of OU's Atmospheric Radar Research Center, Robert D. Palmer.
Palmer's team is currently processing the data using advanced techniques developed at OU and preparing it for distribution.
"The close proximity of the tornadoes to the OU radar has produced data with fine details of the storms never seen before with any radar."
Located on the OU Research Campus within walking distance of the National Weather Center, the C-band, polarimetric, research weather radar known as OU-PRIME (Polarimetric Radar for Innovations in Meteorology and Engineering) was built to provide OU students and faculty with a platform for research and education in the field of radar meteorology."