Mobile doppler radar visits campus

“Doppler on Wheels,” a state-of-the-art radar platform used primarily to study severe weather, is at the university this week in support of Atmospheric Science 401, a radar meteorology course in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. The powerful radar equipment comes from the University of Oklahoma. An Oklahoma meteorology professorand a radar technician will help students use the equipment to make measurements in various places in southern Wisconsin. “Doppler on Wheels” is designed to be driven close to severe storms and tornadoes to get a better picture of the dynamics of such storms. Photo: Jeff Miller