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Scientists who study tornadoes do various things. Some such as Josh Wurman use a Doppler radar mounted on a truck to gather wind and other data from a distance. Others work on deploying probes, which carry scientific instruments, to take measurements from directly inside a tornado. Still other scientists work on creating computer models of thunderstorms and tornadoes.
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How do scientists catch a tornado?
It is impossible to catch a tornado. However, using a combination of forecast models and Doppler radar it is possible to predict where a tornado might occur. Scientists will try to use this information to find a tornado and study it.
How do scientists know when a tornado is actually coming?
Scientists can detect the signature of a possible tornado using Doppler radar. However, they rely on reports from spotters, police, and the general public to know if a tornado is actually on the ground.
What is a tornado scientist?
There is no specific word for a scientist who studies tornadoes. Such scientists would fall under the general label of meteorologists; weather scientists.
Is a tornado also known as a twister?
Yes, though scientists rarely, if ever, us the term "twister."
How can a scientist predict when a tornado is going to happen?
In the first stage of tornado prediction scientists look for general weather conditions. The conditions include wind shear and systems that can form strong thunderstorms such as a cold front, dry line, or low pressure system.If such general conditions are in place a tornado watchis issued.The second stage scientists look for conditions that may soon produce a tornado, or if a tornado is forming. These include using Doppler radar to look for strong rotation in thunderstorms or possibly even the signature of an actual tornado. Storm spotter are also sent out to report strong rotation, funnel clouds, and tornadoes. If strong enough rotation is detected or if an actual tornado or funnel cloud is spotted or detected a tornado warning is issued.
How do scientists estimate wind speeds of a tornado?
Scientists use the severity of damage that a tornado causes to estimate wind speed.
How do scientists catch a tornado?
It is impossible to catch a tornado. However, using a combination of forecast models and Doppler radar it is possible to predict where a tornado might occur. Scientists will try to use this information to find a tornado and study it.
Who invented the tornado in a bottle experiment?
Mainly scientists that study tornadoes or tornado watchers
What gauge do scientists use to estimate the wind speed of a tornado?
Scientists usually use the severity of the damage a tornado causes to estimate its wind speed.
How do scientists know when a tornado is actually coming?
Scientists can detect the signature of a possible tornado using Doppler radar. However, they rely on reports from spotters, police, and the general public to know if a tornado is actually on the ground.
How wide can a tornado be at ground?
Scientists believe that in extreme cases a tornado can get up to about 2.5 miles wide
Why do scientists think tornado alley exists?
Because there is a region in the U.S. with very high tornado activity.
What don't scientists know about tornadoes?
Scientists are still not sure how exactly a thunderstorm produces a tornado or why one storm will produce a tornado while another won't. They are still not sure what determines how strong or how large a tornado will be or how long it will last.
What instrument do scientists drop in a tornado's path?
The are various instruments that scientists have deployed. Most tornado probes carry barometers to measure the pressure inside a tornado. Some have held a variety of anemometers to measure wind speed. A few have had cameras.
Why are all these tornado's happening in 2011?
In truth, scientists aren't sure.
How can a scientist stop a tornado?
Scientists cannot stop tornadoes. Nobody can.
What type of scientists might chase a tornado?
Since tornadoes are a weather phenomenon most of the scientists who study them are meteorologists. Most storm chasers are not scientists.
