News tagged with doppler radar
Tornado threat increases as Gulf hurricanes get larger (w/ Video)
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Sep 08, 2009 |
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Tornadoes that occur from hurricanes moving inland from the Gulf Coast are increasing in frequency, according to researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This increase seems to reflect the increase ...
Dry autumns and winters may lead to fewer tornadoes in the spring
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Jun 24, 2009 |
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Global warming will likely mean more unpredictable weather, scientists say, and a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia pins down, possibly for the first time, how drought conditions in an ...
Tech advancements improving accuracy in predicting weather
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Jan 28, 2009 |
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Study weather reports online, and you might want to give up on meteorology. "Deadly" storms fizzle, while weaker-looking fronts devastate. Temperatures often soar above predicted highs or plummet below predicted lows.
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Detecting human activities through barriers
Sep 25, 2008 |
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University of Texas professor Hao Ling and Ph.D. candidate, Shobha Ram, are one step closer to making x-ray vision a reality. They are perfecting radar systems that can detect human activities through barriers ...
New technique provides continual view of approaching hurricanes
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May 17, 2007 |
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Forecasters will test a new technique this summer that provides a detailed 3-D view of an approaching hurricane every six minutes and allows them to determine whether the storm is gathering strength as it ...
Engineers: Wireless crib monitor keeps tabs on baby's breathing
Dec 02, 2008 |
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Radar — the technology that tracks enemy bombers and hurricanes — is now being employed to detect another danger: when babies stop breathing.
Balloons 'bombard' North Alabama landfill to collect data, improve tornado warnings
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May 06, 2008 |
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Three hot-air balloons dropped asphalt shingles, lumber, sticks, leaves and pine needles onto the Morgan County Landfill near here on Sunday so scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville could gather data needed ...
Forecasters Implement New Hurricane-Tracking Technique
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Apr 10, 2008 |
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A new technique that helps forecasters continuously monitor landfalling hurricanes, giving them frequent and detailed images of a storm's location, will be implemented this summer.
New technology may help Olympic sailing
Jun 30, 2008 |
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A team of researchers at the Ocean University of China has developed and tested a mobile lidar (light detection and ranging) station that can accurately measure wind speed and direction over large areas in real time -- an ...
New radar satellite technique sheds light on ocean current dynamics
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Jan 24, 2008 |
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Ocean surface currents have long been the focus of research due to the role they play in weather, climate and transportation of pollutants, yet essential aspects of these currents remain unknown.
Study: New radar system cut tornado deaths
Jun 29, 2005 |
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A study finds that the number of tornado casualties in the United States has fallen by half since a network of Doppler weather radar was installed 10 years ago.
Doppler on Wheels Deployed at Hurricane Ike
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Sep 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The only scientific team to successfully brave Hurricane Ike's knock-down winds and swells in Galveston was the DOW, the Doppler on Wheels mobile weather radar operated by the Center for Severe ...
Doppler Ultrasound Helps Scientists Understand Fescue Toxicosis
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Doppler technology -- the very same technology used by meteorologists to track thunderstorms -- is being used by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists to better understand the rate ...
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