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published by the WGBH Educational Foundation
This NOVA broadcast presents the work of scientists who study tornadoes and their impact.  A series of articles and interviews provides information on tracking tornadoes, improvements in forecasting, a scale for rating tornado damages, and the response of conventional buildings to tornadoes.  Additional resources including a teacher's guide and more website links are provided for further information.
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Fluid Mechanics
- Dynamics of Fluids
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- Environmental Science
- Geoscience
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Keywords:
forcast, intensity, tornado, twister
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Metadata instance created February 12, 2008 by Ann Deml
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June 17, 2011 by Lyle Barbato
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(WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, 2004), WWW Document, (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/hunt-for-the-supertwister.html).
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Hunt for the Supertwister (WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, 2004), <https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/hunt-for-the-supertwister.html>.
APA Format
Hunt for the Supertwister. (2004). Retrieved April 20, 2024, from WGBH Educational Foundation: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/hunt-for-the-supertwister.html
Chicago Format
WGBH Educational Foundation. Hunt for the Supertwister. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2004. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/hunt-for-the-supertwister.html (accessed 20 April 2024).
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Hunt for the Supertwister. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2004. 20 Apr. 2024 <https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/hunt-for-the-supertwister.html>.
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@misc{ Title = {Hunt for the Supertwister}, Publisher = {WGBH Educational Foundation}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {20 April 2024}, Year = {2004} }
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