DOW 6

The DOW 6 is a vehicle that collects valuable information from a storm. DOW stands for Doppler On Wheels. This means it collects data for the Doppler radar. The DOW6 has a large blue radar that rotates to collect data as the storm moves on. This records information such as hail, rain intensity, wind, etc. This vehicle is made from an International Workstar 7500 series truck.

A supercell thunderstorm seen on doppler radar that produced an EF-2.

FEATURES:

Powerful dual-frequency, dual polarization X-band radar with high transmit power.
fast scanning
independent frequency control for studying microphysical structures.
High mobility
Long-range operations
Advanced software processing
Unique scanning capabilities

Fact: The DOW 6 operates for the Center for Severe Weather Reasearch (CSWR).

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