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Mobile Doppler Radars
- 1987: FM-CW Doppler (Bluestein)
- First truly mobile Doppler radar used for severe storm
research
- Broad beam, low resolution.
- Sampled maximum winds in several tornadoes.
- Max wind speeds ~100 ms-1
[Image shows three scientists in the field directing the antenna on a mobile
Doppler radar towards a large tornado in the distance.]