Wednesday, May 3, 2017

SimRadar: A polarimetric radar time-series simulator for tornadic debris studies

05/03/2017 02:52 PM EDT

image of a tornado and dark clouds

A University of Oklahoma research team with the Advanced Radar Research Center has developed the first numerical polarimetric radar simulator to study and characterize scattering mechanisms of debris particles in tornadoes. Characterizing the debris field of a tornado is vital given flying debris cause most tornado fatalities.


Full story at http://www.ou.edu/content/publicaffairs/archives/OUResearchersDevelopRadarSimulator.html

Source
University of Oklahoma


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