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Supercomputer Modeling of Tornadoes

Special | 49m 8sVideo has Closed Captions

Leigh Orf uses supercomputer models to show how thunderstorms can produce tornadoes.

Aired 06/28/2017 | Rating TV-G

University Place

Supercomputer Modeling of Tornadoes

Special | 49m 8sVideo has Closed Captions

Leigh Orf uses supercomputer models to show how thunderstorms can produce tornadoes.

Leigh Orf, Associate Scientist in the Department of Space Science and Engineering at UW-Madison, discusses how supercomputer modeling provides a means to better understand how tornadoes are formed. Orf explains the anatomy of a supercell thunderstorm and how it can become a tornado.

Aired 06/28/2017 | Rating TV-G

University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

University Place is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

University Place

Supercomputer Modeling of Tornadoes

Special | 49m 8sVideo has Closed Captions

Leigh Orf, Associate Scientist in the Department of Space Science and Engineering at UW-Madison, discusses how supercomputer modeling provides a means to better understand how tornadoes are formed. Orf explains the anatomy of a supercell thunderstorm and how it can become a tornado.

Aired 06/28/2017 | Rating TV-G

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