- Joshua Wurman
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birth_date =1960
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fields =Atmospheric sciences
workplaces =National Center for Atmospheric Research , [http://www.cswr.org/ Center for Severe Weather Research]
alma_mater =Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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footnotes =Joshua Michael Wurman (born 1960) is an atmospheric scientist noted for
tornado ,hurricane , andweather radar research. He created theDoppler On Wheels (DOW) mobile radars which observe tornadoes, hurricanes and other phenomena from close range. He invented meteorologicalbistatic radar multiple-Doppler networks and holds severalpatent s related to this technology. He observed the fastest winds and the largest tornado circulations, and first observed hurricane boundary layer rolls/streaks. He has appeared in numerous television shows and his work, particularly with the DOWs, and is cited in numerous popular and technical books about weather.He has authored and co-authored many scientific publications and is one of the leaders of the upcoming [http://www.vortex2.org/ VORTEX2] tornado research project. He leads the [http://www.cswr.org/projects/rotate ROTATE] tornado observational project every spring.
See also
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Doppler On Wheels
*Tornado records Sources
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# Guinness Book of World Records (2007)
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# CSWR/DOW web site: [www.cswr.org]
# VORTEX2 web site: [www.vortex2.org]
# ROTATE web site: http://www.cswr.org/projects/rotate/rotate2008.php
# Joshua Wurman's on line cv http://www.cswr.org/wurman.cv.www.pdf
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* [http://www.cswr.org/contents/joshuawurman.htm Joshua Wurman's homepage] at the [http://www.cswr.org/ Center for Severe Weather Research (CSWR)]
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