Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research and Teaching Radar sends out a radio wave with a 5.5cm wavelength used to detect precipitation. SR1 and SR2 were both used in V2.
5.12.09 A.M. A blanket of fog
A blanket of fog is covering the TX panhandle through western OK and western KS. Looks like the layer is not TOO thick and hopefully the sun will burn it…
5.11.09 The real story…
We were in the home of the Clinton, Oklahoma Red Tornadoes. Down the street from the hotel parking lot filled with an historic amount of weather research vehicles, 8 year…
5.10.09 Day 1 and tire check
The VORTEX2 team is checked into our hotel…in West Norman, Oklahoma! The steering committee decided this morning it was a “Down” day for operations…no potential for supercells in our domain.…
Unmanned Aerial Systems
Tornado PODs
V2 Things: Mobile Mesonets
5.9.09 – Susan Cobb
The V2 All Hands meeting was tonight. There were a very large number of students not from OU. Texas Tech, Purdue, University of Michigan seemed to have the biggest crowds. …
5.8.09 Susan Cobb
V2 Media Day was epic! The MVD (Media Vehicle Driver) and MVC (Media Vehicle Coordinator – hah!) directed over 30 research vehicles to the east end of the National Weather…