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Tornado Research
Research Meteorologist Dr. Harold Brooks discusses tornado research
conducted by the National Severe Storms Laboratory. Recorded 8 November
2007
- Section
1 - How we get tornadoes (3:53)
- Section 2 -
Tornado alley and the Enhanced Fujita Scale for estimating
a tornado’s intensity (4:09)
- Section 3 -
What we know and don’t know about tornadoes (3:27)
- Section
4 - Harold discusses his career and the prospects for people
interested in careers in the atmospheric sciences (4:32)
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16:03 TEXT
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Estimating
Precipitation and Improving Flash Flood Forecasting with Radar
Kevin Kelleher, Deputy Director of the NOAA National Severe Storms
Laboratory and Dr. Suzanne Van Cooten, NSSL Research Hydrometeorologist,
discuss using radar to estimate precipitation and improve
flash flood forecasting. Recorded
8 November 2007
- Section
1 - Research in using radar to estimate
precipitaton (2:44)
- Section 2 -
Research on flash flood forecasting and a demonstration
project in the southeast United States (6:14)
- Section 3 -
Research on debris flow and mudslides (1:51)
- Section 4 -
How NSSL’s research benefits forecasters (2:08)
- Section 5 -
Kevin discusses his career path (4:08)
- Section 6 -
Suzanne discusses her career path (5:32)
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23.01 TEXT
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Improving
Forecasts of Severe Storms
National Severe Storms Laboratory Chief of
Forecast Research and Development Dr.
David Stensrud discusses severe weather modeling and improving
forecasts of severe weather events. Recorded 8 November 2007
- Section 1 -
Research focused on improving forecasts and warnings for
severe weather (4:55)
- Section 2 - How
radar data are used in models (1:25)
- Section 3 - Hazardous
Weather Testbed collaborative research effort (1:58)
- Section 4 - The
goal of forecast and warning research (1:10)
- Section 5 - Dave
discusses his career path (2:56)
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12:27 TEXT
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Radar
Research
National Severe Storms Laboratory Chief of
Radar Research and Development Doug Forsyth discusses aspects
of radar research and what’s in store for the
next generation of weather radar. Recorded 8 November 2007
- Section 1 -
Types of radar research done at NSSL (5:43)
- Section 2 - Transition
of research to operations for new radar applications (3:11)
- Section 3 - Doppler
radar and new radar technologies being researched and how they compare
(8:39)
- Section 4 - Advantages
of collaborative radar research (3:24)
- Section 5 - Doug
discusses his career and his advice for people considering a career
in the atmospheric sciences (6:09)
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27:08 TEXT
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