Science Nation: CASA Radar Tracks Tornadoes

Bolt of lightning arcing from cloud to ground. Caption: we all want up-to-the-minute information.

A new generation of smaller, highly capable radar systems in the Dallas/Fort Worth area is able to track with more accuracy the location of tornadoes and other severe weather conditions. These new systems are spaced much closer together than current radar sensors, and the closer proximity is part of the reason the new systems can catch a tornado that could be missed by current radar. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”

(Source: DCMP)

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  • Science Nation: CASA Radar Tracks Tornadoes

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