Doppler on Wheels
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Ground-based radar on a 7500 series International
Workstar Truck
Doppler on Wheels (or DOW) is a fleet of X-band radar trucks maintained by the Center for Severe Weather Research (CSWR) in Boulder, Colorado
This truck (one of a few existing) is used to look inside a storm cell to see what’s happening inside. With the doppler radar the meteorologists can determine windspeeds, storm movement, detect a possible tornado or rotation, the intensity of the stormcell and much more.
The yellow pod is a mobile weather station which can be deployed in the storm’s path.
If you wanna see the real stuff, take a look at www.cswr.org/
