Tornado Resource Page
This page will provide you with links to sites dealing with all aspects of tornadoes in support of your tornado research reports and presentations.
The pages were chosen from government and organizational Web pages to provide you with the basis for your research. I conducted a backwards link on the resources I picked to include to make sure that other credible agencies and organizations also felt the sites were reputable.Also included are some links to Creative Commons images that you may include in your presentation.
The pages were chosen from government and organizational Web pages to provide you with the basis for your research. I conducted a backwards link on the resources I picked to include to make sure that other credible agencies and organizations also felt the sites were reputable.Also included are some links to Creative Commons images that you may include in your presentation.
Overview of tornado research
_There are a few very important projects that have recently been conducted that provide scientists and meteorologists with a huge amount of data to use in all aspects of tornadic research.
VORTEX The VORTEX project took place in the springs of 1994 and 1995. The vehicles driven by professional storm chasers contained the equipment necessary to monitor conditions both before and during large storms and gather data. (VORTEX2 has since been completed and more information can be found here.) Skywarn Skywarn is an organization consisting of individual tornado spotters. "During severe thunderstorm situations, the spotters closely monitor the skies for tornado development. Skywarn members report to their local National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Office via ham radio or cellular phone if they sight possible funnel cloud formations." Citation for information: "Thunderstorms research". The Weather Channel Kids. The Weather Channel. 28 Jan. 2012 <http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/weather_ed/ weather_encyclopedia/tornadoes/tornado_research/ > Photo Gallery from the NOAA Collection
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Creative Commons tornado images
Public Domain Tornado Images
Places to Create Data Visualizations
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