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To: Dartman

Yes. A local weatherman in Tulsa, Jim Giles, played an important roll in the development of Doppler radar with intent of detecting tornadoes.


76 posted on 06/02/2013 5:23:47 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: Vendome
"Yes. A local weatherman in Tulsa, Jim Giles, played an important role in the development of Doppler radar...."

So, are you saying that him chasing tornadoes to place probes in front of them was instrumental in the development of Doppler?

Incidently, Doppler radar has been around since WWII.

83 posted on 06/02/2013 8:01:16 PM PDT by diogenes ghost
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