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| has gloss | eng: Doppler On Wheels (or DOW) are a fleet of radar trucks maintained by the Center for Severe Weather Research led by Joshua Wurman, with the funding mainly provided by the National Science Foundation. The project consists of three trucks mounted with doppler weather radar dishes, a support vehicle, and three instrumented SUV/Pickups which deploy instrumented pods in tornadoes and hurricanes. The DOW mobile radar networks has recently been made an NSF National Facility available for use by NSF-funded researchers and others. |
| lexicalization | eng: Doppler on Wheels |
| instance of | (noun) radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation weather radar |
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| has gloss | fra: Le Doppler On Wheels (ou DOW) est un radar météorologique mobile monté sur un camion et dont le Center for Severe Weather Research de Boulder (Colorado) , dirigé par Joshua Wurman, se sert pour la recherche sur la structure des orages violents, des ouragans et les phénomènes météorologiques de fine échelle . Le centre possède une flotte de trois de ces radars qui sont en grande partie financés par le National Science Foundation (NSF) des États-Unis. Ces radars sont depuis quelques temps disponibles à tous les chercheurs, particulièrement ceux affiliés au NSF. |
| lexicalization | fra: Doppler on Wheels |
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| media:img | Tornado with DOW.jpg |
| media:img | Tornado with DOW3.jpg |
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