Doppler on Wheels owned by the Center for Severe Weather Research. DOW6 and DOW7 are both X-Band (3cm). Rapid-Scan DOW transmits 12 simultaneous beams.
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DOWs CSWR
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Weather balloons
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UMASS X-Pol
University of Massachusettes X-Band mobile radar uses a wavelength of 3cm.
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UMass W-Band
The University of Massachusettes W-Band operates on a 3mm wavelength to map the reflectivity and velocity fields of the tornado at a range of 3km and at very high resolutions.
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V2 Places
VORTEX2 teams logged over 10,000 miles traveling through nine states…this is a collection of photos of places that caught our eye.
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TTU Ka-Band
Texas Tech University Ka-Band radar operates on a wavelength of 8.5mm and can detect cloud particles and insects to trace the wind.
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Tornado!
V2 intercepts a tornado in SE Wyoming on June 5, 2009.
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V2 Things: Field Command Vehicle
NSSL’s field command unit is used to organize and communicate storm intercept activities in real-time. Weather observations from other mobile instruments, mobile radar data, and location information are broadcast over…
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V2 Storm Clouds
Spectacular thunderstorm and supercell clouds captured during V2 operations.
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V2 Lightning
