0
Name of the instrument used for measuring intensity of tornado?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
There is no particular instrument used for measuring tornado intensity. Ratings are based primarily on damage assessment. Occasionally doppler radar has measure wind speeds inside a tornado, but such measurements are rare.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the name of the instrument used to measure the intensity of a tornado?
In most cases the intensity of a tornado is never actually measured. Tornadoes are rated based on the severity of the damage they cause. Mobile Doppler radar can measure wind speeds in a tornado, but since such radar cannot measure ground-level winds the measurements are not used in ratings.
Has there ever been a tornado or hurricane with the name Sheila?
There has never been a tornado name Sheila as tornadoes are not given names like hurricanes are. The name Sheila is included on the list of tropical cyclones (generic for hurricanes, typhoons, etc.) in the area of Fiji and was used once, but the storm only reached equivalent to tropical storm intensity.
What is a name for a funnel cloud touching the ground?
A tornado. a tornado
What is a specific tornado name?
Unlike hurricanes, tornados are not named.
What is another name for a rotating thunderstorm?
tornado
The unit of measuring the intensity of sound is kept after the name of which eminent scientist?
instrument for measuring sound was named after which scientist?
What is the name of the instrument used to measure the intensity of a tornado?
In most cases the intensity of a tornado is never actually measured. Tornadoes are rated based on the severity of the damage they cause. Mobile Doppler radar can measure wind speeds in a tornado, but since such radar cannot measure ground-level winds the measurements are not used in ratings.
What is the name of an instrument for measuring voltage?
A volt meter
What is the name of the instrument used for measuring natural disasters?
There is no single instrument as there are different types of natural disasters with different things that can be measured. Anemometers, barometers, and rain gauges can measure wind, pressure and rainfall in storms. A seismometer can measure the intensity of a earthquake.
What is the name giving to a instrument for measuring pressure?
Pressure gauge or tachometer.
What is the name of an instrument for measuring electrical current?
Electrical current can be measured with an Ammeter. The units used are amps.
What job uses a meter?
Meter is the general name for any measuring instrument. Such as an electricity meter, or an odometer on your car. But if you mean the metre as in measuring systems, then surveyors, mountaineers, engineers, and so on.
What is a name for a tornado?
a tornado?
Has there ever been a tornado or hurricane with the name Sheila?
There has never been a tornado name Sheila as tornadoes are not given names like hurricanes are. The name Sheila is included on the list of tropical cyclones (generic for hurricanes, typhoons, etc.) in the area of Fiji and was used once, but the storm only reached equivalent to tropical storm intensity.
Another name for tornado?
Another name for a tornado is a twister.
What is the proper name for a tornado?
Tornado is the proper term.
What is Another name for a destructive windstorm?
Tornado
