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The 2008 VT Storm Chase
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storm chase team as they predict and track down supercell thunderstorms and tornadoes. You can
follow this team of college and high school students
as they travel through Tornado Alley in search of an
F5. Departure set for May 11, 2008. Follow along on
their journey by reading the journal entries and
checking out the webcam footage. Keep an eye on the
weather and see if you can predict where they will
go next!
Follow
along at
www.icsrc.org/ICSRC/TILT/Weatherline/stormchase2008.htm
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2004 - The maturing tornado begins to
bear down on Rt. 183 between Holdrege and Alma, Nebraska.
Several chase teams and the DOW's were located on this road.
The ONLY escape route was southbound, as radar indicated hail
to 4.5" in diameter crossing the road north of this area. Our
team raced southward as the tornado closed in to within 1/2
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2007 - taken by David Ramsaur, the chase
team during a close encounter with a spectacular tornadic
supercell in KS. |
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 Coming for 2008-2009!
Operation: Resilient Planet will
take students to Earth's critical ecosystems to investigate nature's
strategies for regeneration, learn ecosystem management by taking on
the roles of researchers and policymakers, understand pressures from
human-induced changes and recognize their responsibility for
defending biodiversity.
JASON's inquiry-based curricula are grounded in the principle that
students learn best when challenged to apply their knowledge to
exciting, real-world scenarios. Compelling scientists, taped on
location with our student and teacher Argonauts, come to life for
students through video, podcasts and Web casts, live chat sessions
and interactive computer games.
Like NASA's Mission Center in Houston, the JASON Mission Center is
the hub for online exploration. It contains all the student and
teacher content, communications systems, digital experiences and
other resources for the curriculum. The JASON Mission Center
includes state-of-the-art resources for educators to manage, assess
and track student performance.
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Many thanks to our sponsors: The
Cartledge Foundation, Martin Bros. Contractors,
Inc., Rotary Club of Downtown Roanoke, Blue Ridge
PBS, First Fridays @ Five and the school systems of
Roanoke City and Roanoke, Franklin, Botetourt and
Washington Counties. Special thanks to our partners:
NOAA's National Weather Service - Blacksburg, VA,
Institute for Connecting Science Research to the
Classroom - Virginia Tech - Aerospace & Ocean
Engineering, Virginia Tech - Department of
Geography, Autonet Mobile and Pulaski County Public
Schools.
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