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A Busy Tuesday at the Hazardous Weather Test Bed in Norman,OK
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| Date: | 2014-06-04 06:50:44 |
| Blog: | Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal  |
| URL: | http://blogs.agu.org/wildwildscience/2014/06/04/busy-tuesday-hazardous-weather-test-bed-normanok/ |
Summary:
If a thunderstorm has an extremely strong updraft it will push all the way into the stratosphere before weakening. The air actually starts to get warmer in the stratosphere, and a warm bubble of rising air suddenly finds itself colder than the air around it, and will eventually sink back down. So, the higher the updraft penetrates, the stronger it must be. This is why meteorologists are keen to know …Content analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman | US | 35.2208 | -97.4466 |
Keywords:
air, Busy, extremely strong updraft, Hazardous, meteorologists, Norman,OK, stratosphere, thunderstorm, Tuesday, Uncategorized, updraft penetrates, warm bubble, Weather Test Bed
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