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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.]