Mesonet
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In meteorology and climatology, a mesonet, portmanteau of mesoscale network, is a network of automated weather and environmental monitoring stations, designed to observe mesoscale meteorological pheno
Kentucky Mesonet station WSHT near Maysville in Mason County
Three-day barograph of the type used by the Meteorological Service of Canada
VORTEX projects
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The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment are field experiments that study tornadoes. VORTEX1 was the first time scientists completely researched the entire evolution of a to
Project Vortex. The Dimmitt tornado. National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)
NSSL mobile mesonet vehicles of the first Project VORTEX, equipped with surface measurement equipment.
VORTEX2 field command vehicle with tornado in sight. Wyoming, LaGrange. 2009
VORTEX2 principal investigators plot the next step from the Field Command Vehicle (FCV). Left to right, Chris Weiss (TTU), Joshua Wurman (CSWR), Yvette Richardson (PSU), David Dowell (NCAR), Howard Bluestein (OU), and Lou Wicker (NSSL).