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Inside a Supertwister duration 9 minutes 29 seconds Inside a Supertwister Inside a Supertwister	Inside a Supertwister Dr. Leigh Orf, a scientist from the University of Wisconsin, tells us how he designed the most detailed supercomputer models of a tornadic thunderstorm ever produced. Funded in part by: National… meteorology weather tornado atmospheric science ncsa cadens From Jeffrey Carpenter 14 plays 0
And I Thought Forecasting the Weather Was… duration 1 hour 10 minutes And I Thought Forecasting the Weather Was… And I Thought Forecasting the Weather Was Difficult: The Future of Our Academic Research Enterprise	And I Thought Forecasting the Weather Was Difficult: The Future of Our Academic Research Enterprise The first direct detection of gravitational waves, predicted 100 years ago by Einstein. Creation of the Higgs boson—the “God particle”—by the Large Hadron Collider.… atmospheric science ncsa From Michael Miller 8 plays 0
Joplin_Jewett_VolumeTubes duration 1 minute 8 seconds Joplin_Jewett_VolumeTubes Joplin_Jewett_VolumeTubes	Joplin_Jewett_VolumeTubes Streamlines are driven by a wind field parameter in a computational scientific model of the deadly 2011 Joplin, Missouri tornado. Derived from data, blue streamers falling toward the ground indicate… weather atmospheric science ncsa cadens meteorology From Jeffrey Carpenter 571 plays 0
Joplin_Jewett_RadarVolume duration 1 minute 23 seconds Joplin_Jewett_RadarVolume Joplin_Jewett_RadarVolume	Joplin_Jewett_RadarVolume The deadly tornado that hit Joplin, MO in 2011 was unusually strong for many reasons. This visualization of a supercomputer simulation of that event shows two large storm clouds crashing into each… weather atmospheric science ncsa cadens meteorology From Jeffrey Carpenter 232 plays 0
ElReno_Radar duration 3 minutes 51 seconds ElReno_Radar ElReno_Radar	ElReno_Radar This is a view of the May 24, 2011 El Reno tornado simulation by Leigh Orf. This visualization is looking at reflectivity in a slice near the base of the tornado.Base reflectivity is a type of radar… radar ncsa atmospheric science weather cadens meteorology From Jeffrey Carpenter 165 plays 0
Joplin_Lombardo2D duration 2 minutes 34 seconds Joplin_Lombardo2D Joplin_Lombardo2D	Joplin_Lombardo2D Using the GIS data to analyze the location and placement of fallen trees, as well as first-hand insight gained from being on the ground immediately after the event, Dr Frank Lombardo was able to… gis ncsa atmospheric science cadens weather meteorology From Jeffrey Carpenter 99 plays 0
ElReno_Volume duration 1 minute 23 seconds ElReno_Volume ElReno_Volume	ElReno_Volume This is a visualization of a simulation of the tornado that hit El Reno on May 24, 2011. AVL has visualized precipitation, specifically in the forms of cloud water, cloud ice, and cloud rain. This… ncsa meteorology tornado atmospheric science cadens weather From Jeffrey Carpenter 125 plays 0