Tornado
Simulation In this visualization, a volumetric rendering of the storm cloud
shows the helical updraft of the thunderstorm. Click here to view a movie of the
visualization
Tornado Wind Patterns Tornado Wind Patterns. Caption: This animation first
shows how vertical wind shear can lead to air spinning around an axis parallel
to the ground
Twister
control the intensity of this twister, twister animation
Weather Wise
Find out what destructive forces there are in tornadoes for various F-scale
(Fujita) values. Learn about the affect of air density (altitude) on how far
a fly ball travels in a baseball stadium. Explore the intensity of solar
radiation at the top of the atmosphere for different latitudes and days of
the year. Determining what type of precipitation will fall. Explore the
relationship between the jet stream and the horizontal temperature gradient.
Find out what it takes to make a thundershower, Find out what stability
parameters are
