Sentences with phrase «weather radar allowed»

Detection of the falling meteor by Doppler weather radar allowed for rapid recovery so that scientists could study for the first time a primitive meteorite with little exposure to the elements, providing the most pristine look yet at the surface of primitive asteroids.

Not exact matches

These mobile, radar - equipped weather stations — along with weighted probes bearing anemometers, thermometers, and cameras that can be placed in a tornado's path — allow scientist chasers to gather valuable data on the formation and internal structure of twisters.
• EXTREME WEATHER New radar and satellite technologies will allow forecasters to build better computer models for extreme weather events, such as tornadoes and hurrWEATHER New radar and satellite technologies will allow forecasters to build better computer models for extreme weather events, such as tornadoes and hurrweather events, such as tornadoes and hurricanes.
New radar technology will allow forecasters to better «see» extreme weather, as will potential improvements to satellite technology, as well as computer models that run on more powerful supercomputers.
1950s: Research on military applications of radar and infrared radiation promotes advances in radiative transfer theory and measurements = > Radiation math — Studies conducted largely for military applications give accurate values of infrared absorption by gases = > CO2 greenhouse — Nuclear physicists and chemists develop Carbon - 14 analysis, useful for dating ancient climate changes = > Carbon dates, for detecting carbon from fossil fuels in the atmosphere, and for measuring the rate of ocean turnover = > CO2 greenhouse — Development of digital computers affects many fields including the calculation of radiation transfer in the atmosphere = > Radiation math, and makes it possible to model weather processes = > Models (GCMs)-- Geological studies of polar wandering help provoke Ewing - Donn model of ice ages = > Simple models — Improvements in infrared instrumentation (mainly for industrial processes) allow very precise measurements of atmospheric CO2 = > CO2 greenhouse.
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