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National Severe Storms Laboratory
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NSSL
Rawinsonde weather balloon just after launch. Notice a parachute in the centerof the string and a small instrument box at the end.After release it measures many parameters.These include temperature, relative humidity, pressure, and wind speed.This i
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The National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) research facility with radar domein the background.
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NSSL's first Doppler Weather Radar located in Norman, Oklahoma.1970's research using this radar led to NWS NEXRAD WSR-88D radar network.
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NSSL's second Doppler Weather Radar, 15 miles west of Oklahoma City.Researchers used this radar and the Norman Doppler radar to study thunderstorms.Doppler radar gave better estimates of winds within storms than earlier radars.
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NSSL used this equipment to detect, analyze, and map lightning strikes.Lightning studies were conducted during the late 1970s and 1980s.
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NSSL's first research Doppler Weather Radar. Radar dish in the foreground.Triangular panels of protective fiberglass radar dome in the background.
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NSSL's first research Doppler Weather Radar. Radar dish in the foreground.Triangular panels of protective fiberglass radar dome are in the background.The dish has a 30-foot diameter.
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Standard instrument shelter (called a Stevenson Screen) used by NSSL.Shelter houses temperature, pressure, and relative humidity instruments.Observer comes to shelter to take readings.The shelter is a wooden box painted white with double-louvered sid
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A solar-powered Surface Automated Measurement (SAM) site.These are deployed to take measurements in and around severe weather.Tower instruments give wind direction and speed; rain gauge on left.White box houses temperature, relative humidity and pre
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NSSL researchers mounted weather instruments on this very tall TV tower.This was the WKY-TV, Oklahoma City, 1602' tower.This tower was used during the 1970's and 1980's.
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During the early 1980s, NSSL and University of Oklahoma researchers place TOTO(TOtable Tornado Observatory) in the path of an on-coming tornado.It would measure temperature, pressure, relative humidity etc.It would record the data on tape inside the
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NSSL researchers test new multi-moment Doppler Radar display in the late 1970's.A large complex of thunderstorms is passing near the radar.
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NSSL Doppler with rainshaft nearby.If you don't believe the radar, look out the window.
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Project Chase 1984.
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Norman Doppler Radar installation.
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Doppler radar dome.
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Image from the Binger Doppler Radar.
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Image from the Binger Doppler Radar showing characteristic hook echo of tornado.
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Image from the Binger Doppler Radar showing change in direction of relative windindicating presence of rotation.
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Weather surface forecast office personnel monitoring storm near Oklahoma City.
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