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VORTEX

Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX)

1 April 1995 - 31 May 1995

Lead Scientist: Ed Westwater

Observatory: SGP (Southern Great Plains)

Joint Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX) -ARM proposal approved for 45 hrs of P-3 aircraft time to study stratocumulus clouds. Work was coordinated with RCS IOP.

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