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World 5 · Tracking Storms with Radar · 12 min · PRO

How weather radar works: echoes from raindrops

Send a pulse, listen for the echo

PRO · Storm Chaser

World 5: Tracking Storms with Radar is part of PRO

The first world of Storm Chaser is free. PRO opens the other 22 lessons in 6 worlds — simulations, quizzes and all.

  • Reflectivity: reading dBZ colours
  • Doppler velocity: which way is it moving?
  • Watches, warnings and forecasts: turning data into decisions
  • Plans and kits: before the storm
  • Hurricanes and floods: evacuate, do not drown
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  • Practice exams and certificates

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