Iowa State researchers find, test winds extending far away from Alabama tornado's path
Monday, April 9, 2012 - 15:10
in Astronomy & Space
Christopher Karstens, an Iowa State University doctoral student from Atlantic, was studying a deadly Alabama tornado when he noticed high winds from the storm traveled along valleys and knocked down trees. He built a 3-D model of that Alabama terrain and is using Iowa State's Tornado/Microburst Simulator to confirm rough, complex terrain can channel tornado winds.