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June 29, 2011
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Movie showing the surface reflectivity for an entire simulation.
Movie showing the surface reflectivity for an entire simulation. The reflectivity is calculated every 30 seconds. Redder colors indicate a region with more intense precipitation. The tornado appears about 9,000 seconds into the simulation, in the southwest quadrant.
Credit: Amy McGovern, School of Computer Science, University of Oklahoma
Videos credited to the National Science Foundation, an agency of the U.S. Government, may be distributed freely. However, some materials within the videos may be copyrighted. If you would like to use portions of NSF-produced programs in another product, please contact the Video Team in the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs at the National Science Foundation.
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