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Spinoff story
Tornado Mechanics
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Nimbus and other weather satellites are helping determine why and how tornados form their structure and dynamics and ultimately how they can be prevented or artificially dissipated. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center is also planning a cooperative research program later this year with the University of Arkansas to investigate how tornado damage occurs, and to develop tornado resistant building designs. Hardware and field-data collection are funded by the Technology Utilization Office while data reduction is being performed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.