Table of Contents

1. The Frontier Overhead; 2. Catching Real and Virtual Storms; 3. Numerical Simulations Come of Age; 4. Storm Chasing and Doppler Radar in Major Field Programs; 5. The Importance of Portability; 6. The State of the Art; 7. Where We Are Headed; References; Appendix A: The Dynamic Pressure; Appendix B: The Effects of Momentum Transport by an Updraft in a Sheared Environment; Appendix C: Other Resources

About the Author

Howard Bluestein is Professor of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma and is frequently a visiting scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. He is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, and his cloud photographs have appeared worldwide in magazines, books, calendars, and museums. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma and Boulder, Colorado.

Reviews

'... a tour de force with fantastic photographs of tornadoes and storm clouds from his own collection intermingled with an accessible description of tornado science... It is a fine example of how the public understanding of science can be achieved without any 'dumbing down... a gem of a book.' The Times Higher Education Supplement 29/10/99