Video Added: December 01, 2008
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Dr. Josh Wurman has been studying severe weather for a long time but he admits that we've only begun to understand tornadoes.
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A Passion for Extreme Weather | Science of Storm Chasing | 02:40 | December 01, 2008 | 7521 |
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Learn why vast regions of the Midwest and Great Plains are the ideal breeding ground for tornadoes.
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Tornado Alley Basics | Science of Storm Chasing | 02:56 | December 01, 2008 | 7087 |
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Designed and built by veteran meteorologist Josh Wurman, the DOW is a mobile radar station that serves as the command center for the chase vehicles.
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Doppler on Wheels | Science of Storm Chasing | 01:21 | December 01, 2008 | 3427 |
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Filmmaker and crew chief Sean Casey shows us around the armored vehicle he built to carry his IMAX camera inside a tornado.
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Tornado Intercept Vehicle | Science of Storm Chasing | 02:28 | December 01, 2008 | 3719 |
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Researchers at Texas Tech shoot high speed 2x4's at the TIV's bulletproof windows to test their limits.
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TIV Window Test | Science of Storm Chasing | 03:00 | December 01, 2008 | 3015 |
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Rugged and loaded with instrumentation, these portable weather stations collect tornado data near the ground where radar can't reach.
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Tornado Probes | Science of Storm Chasing | 01:39 | December 01, 2008 | 2659 |
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Meteorologist and team leader Josh Wurman demonstrates how he uses the DOW's radar data to guide the TIV to an intercept.
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Tornado Intercept Attempt | Science of Storm Chasing | 03:00 | November 30, 2008 | 2681 |
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