(a) A tornado is one of natures most dangerous storms. (b) The National Weather Service uses the NEXRAD system, which is based on Doppler-shifted radar, to identify the storms that are likely to spawn tornadoes. ( Paul and Lindamarie Ambrose/Taxi/Getty Images)(a) A tornado is one of natures most dangerous storms. (b) The National Weather Service uses the NEXRAD system, which is based on Doppler-shifted radar, to identify the storms that are likely to spawn tornadoes. ( Paul and Lindamarie Ambrose/Taxi/Getty Images)
Figure 16.32  (a) A tornado is one of nature’s most dangerous storms. (b) The National Weather Service uses the NEXRAD system, which is based on Doppler-shifted radar, to identify the storms that are likely to spawn tornadoes. (© Paul and Lindamarie Ambrose/Taxi/Getty Images)




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