Mary Kay Carson
The Tornado Scientist: Seeing Inside Severe Storms
Stealth Science
Why this book counts
- Earth Science
- Physics & Energy
- Engineering & Technology
- Biography / Memoir
- Expedition / Survival
- Maker / Problem-Solving
The Tornado Scientist rides with Robin Tanamachi and her team as they aim truck-mounted Doppler radar toward severe storms across the American heartland. The race for better warning time links risky field positioning to radar measurements, computer models, mathematics, physics, and the still-open question of tornado formation.
The science inside
- Weather & Climate
- Earth Systems & Geology
- Scientific Discovery & Careers
Your child will meet:
- Doppler radar estimates motion by measuring changes in reflected radio waves.
- Tornado research combines field measurements with computer models rather than relying on visual appearance alone.
- Scientists compare storms that strengthen with storms that weaken to investigate tornadogenesis.
- Better data and models can increase warning time without making a tornado perfectly predictable.
Use it this way
Parent effort: Simple activity
In this addition to the critically acclaimed Scientist in the Field series, scientist Robin Tanamachi and her team are trying to save countless lives across America's heartland, chasing one tornado at a time.
Robin Tanamachi has been captivated by tornadoes and extreme weather her entire life. When she realized people researched weather for a job, she was hooked.
She now studies tornadogenesis, or how tornadoes form, and what causes them to get weaker versus strengthen. For her, driving around in a Doppler radar truck aiming towards storms is a normal day in the office. The data she collects is then modeled and studied on computers--with math, physics, and computer science working hand in hand with meteorology.
At the end of the day, knowing exactly how, when, and where these violent storms happen can give more warning time for everyone involved.
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