Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Inside a Snowstorm: Scientists Obtain Close-Up Look at Old Man Winter

Inside a Snowstorm: Scientists Obtain Close-Up Look at Old Man Winter
Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:36:00 -0600

DOW Doppler radar of cells in a snowband.

In this winter of heavy snows--with more on the way this week--nature's bull's-eye might be Oswego, N.Y., and the nearby Tug Hill Plateau.

There the proximity of the Great Lakes whips wind and snow into high gear. Old Man Winter then blows across New York state, burying cities and towns in snowdrifts several feet high. This season, however, something is standing in his way.

The Doppler-on-Wheels (DOW), a data-collecting radar dish, is waiting. This month and next, scientists ...

More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=118365&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click


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