Calvin, Carlye

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Still images taken from or contributed to a movie in association with VORTEX2. The movie name and audience is unknown. There are photos of funnel clouds, tornados, graphic representations of storm clouds, the mobile Doppler on Wheels radar equipment, and a balloon being launched.

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A collection of photos from the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX2) field project on the High Plains of the United States. There are images of the mobile radar system Doppler on Wheels and other weather sensing equipment, scientists at work, and dark storm clouds and tornados. Individuals identified include Carlye Clavin, Bob Henson, George Bryan, Wen-Chau Lee, Roger Wakimoto, and David Dowell.

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William Brown, Jennifer Standridge, and Tim Lim (left to right) testing a balloon prior to the VORTEX2 (Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment) field project.

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A collection of photos taken as staff drove to the VORTEX2 field site. There is a photo of a road closure in Greenburg, Kansas and of smoke and flames from a wildfire. An observer is seen observing the fire atop a tractor.

Scope and Contents A collection of photos from the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2 (VORTEX2) field project, which took place from May 10, 2009 to June 15, 2010 on the High Plains of the United States. The collaborative international project, involving scientists from NCAR and a number of other organizations, examined in detail how tornadoes form and the patterns of damage they cause. The findings are expected to improve tornado warnings and short­term severe weather...

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A collection of images taken from or contributed to a video made in association with the VORTEX2 field project. There are photos of storm clouds, funnel clouds, tornados, mobile radar equipment (Dopper on Wheels), Roger Wakimoto with two other researchers observing a storm, and a balloon being prepared for launch. There is also a photo of a scientist setting up equipment on the roadside behind a van, for which the photographer is unknown.

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A collection of group photos of the staff of the Visiting Scientist Program (VSP). In some photos people are wearing Santa hats. Among those pictured are Hanna Mauriello, Donna Cummings, and Meg Austin.

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Portrait of Ward Fisher, software engineer with UNIDATA.

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Portrait of Warith Stone Abdullah, protégé with the Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) program.

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Informal photos of Warren Washington in his office, and next to a sign for the Museum of Science and Industry.