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).
Roger Wakimoto
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Roger M. Wakimoto is an atmospheric scientist specializing in research on mesoscale meteorology, particularly severe convective storms and radar meteorology. A former director of the National Center f
Roger Wakimoto (right), in field project with students, 2010