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Doppler Radar Image

Doppler Radar Image
Doppler radar measures the speed and direction of the movement of clouds, in addition to cloud density. In this image of a thunderstorm over Oklahoma, Doppler radar shows a mesocyclone, a rotating mass of air that may signal that the formation of a tornado is imminent.
Phil Degginger/Bruce Coleman, Inc.
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Tornado; Radar; Meteorology
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