Doppler on Wheels (DOW)
@dowfacility.bsky.social
I am an array of mobile/deployable weather radars (DOWs/COWs), weather stations, disdrometers, mesonets, & soundings. I look best in Carbone42.
Thanks @ncar-ucar.bsky.social and everyone who came out for a Superb Super Science Saturday!! Until next year 😁. (And don’t forget to fall back tonight…unless you are a mobile radar and use UNIX time 🤣)
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Thanks @ncar-ucar.bsky.social and everyone who came out for a Superb Super Science Saturday!! Until next year 😁. (And don’t forget to fall back tonight…unless you are a mobile radar and use UNIX time 🤣)
It’s going to be a thing 😁…#DogsOfDOW
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November 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It’s going to be a thing 😁…#DogsOfDOW
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Super Science Saturday bonus 🎁! @ncar-ucar.bsky.social has a library…with books…featuring young me 😁!
November 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Super Science Saturday bonus 🎁! @ncar-ucar.bsky.social has a library…with books…featuring young me 😁!
It’s…Super!
It’s…Science!
It’s…Saturday!
Head to @ncar-ucar.bsky.social for a DOW-riffic good time 😁! And…there are stickers 😁
It’s…Science!
It’s…Saturday!
Head to @ncar-ucar.bsky.social for a DOW-riffic good time 😁! And…there are stickers 😁
November 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It’s…Super!
It’s…Science!
It’s…Saturday!
Head to @ncar-ucar.bsky.social for a DOW-riffic good time 😁! And…there are stickers 😁
It’s…Science!
It’s…Saturday!
Head to @ncar-ucar.bsky.social for a DOW-riffic good time 😁! And…there are stickers 😁
@ncar-ucar.bsky.social Super Science Saturday isn’t just for humans…🐕 #DogsOfDOW
November 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
@ncar-ucar.bsky.social Super Science Saturday isn’t just for humans…🐕 #DogsOfDOW
20 years ago today, I intercepted my 7th hurricane eye as Rita made landfall near Port Arthur, TX. Led by Joshua Wurman & @kakosiba.bsky.social, I parked on a bridge to stay above the surge and mapped the intense winds: doi.org/10.1175/MWR-...
Ready to intercept landfalling hurricanes this fall!
Ready to intercept landfalling hurricanes this fall!
September 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
20 years ago today, I intercepted my 7th hurricane eye as Rita made landfall near Port Arthur, TX. Led by Joshua Wurman & @kakosiba.bsky.social, I parked on a bridge to stay above the surge and mapped the intense winds: doi.org/10.1175/MWR-...
Ready to intercept landfalling hurricanes this fall!
Ready to intercept landfalling hurricanes this fall!
Good morning San Diego 😎! If you are at #EsriUC2025 and haven’t come to visit me yet…why not?! But, you still have time! Come chat about mobile radars, severe weather, and how we use mapping to help us do our missions…all my favorite things!
July 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Good morning San Diego 😎! If you are at #EsriUC2025 and haven’t come to visit me yet…why not?! But, you still have time! Come chat about mobile radars, severe weather, and how we use mapping to help us do our missions…all my favorite things!
Hellooo KC 😎! I am in my reserved parking spot (s) 😁…and ready to talk mobile radar 📡 and severe weather 🌪️🌀 with @ametsoc.org Project Atmosphere!
July 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Hellooo KC 😎! I am in my reserved parking spot (s) 😁…and ready to talk mobile radar 📡 and severe weather 🌪️🌀 with @ametsoc.org Project Atmosphere!
Can I be in 2 places at once?
Why yes, I can 😁. Excited to be in KC for @ametsoc-radar.bsky.social Project Atmosphere to talk severe weather and mobile radar technology my favorite topics!)…and, of course, see what I look like before years of chips & gummy bears coat the interior operator cab 😁
Why yes, I can 😁. Excited to be in KC for @ametsoc-radar.bsky.social Project Atmosphere to talk severe weather and mobile radar technology my favorite topics!)…and, of course, see what I look like before years of chips & gummy bears coat the interior operator cab 😁
July 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Can I be in 2 places at once?
Why yes, I can 😁. Excited to be in KC for @ametsoc-radar.bsky.social Project Atmosphere to talk severe weather and mobile radar technology my favorite topics!)…and, of course, see what I look like before years of chips & gummy bears coat the interior operator cab 😁
Why yes, I can 😁. Excited to be in KC for @ametsoc-radar.bsky.social Project Atmosphere to talk severe weather and mobile radar technology my favorite topics!)…and, of course, see what I look like before years of chips & gummy bears coat the interior operator cab 😁
Are you going to be at #EsriUC2025?
Good news…so am I 😁! Besides admiring my color coordination…come learn how mobile radars are used to study fires 🔥, hurricanes 🌀, & tornadoes 🌪️! See how we are using ArcGIS to help us find radar sites to get the best data possible in these high impact events!
Good news…so am I 😁! Besides admiring my color coordination…come learn how mobile radars are used to study fires 🔥, hurricanes 🌀, & tornadoes 🌪️! See how we are using ArcGIS to help us find radar sites to get the best data possible in these high impact events!
July 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Are you going to be at #EsriUC2025?
Good news…so am I 😁! Besides admiring my color coordination…come learn how mobile radars are used to study fires 🔥, hurricanes 🌀, & tornadoes 🌪️! See how we are using ArcGIS to help us find radar sites to get the best data possible in these high impact events!
Good news…so am I 😁! Besides admiring my color coordination…come learn how mobile radars are used to study fires 🔥, hurricanes 🌀, & tornadoes 🌪️! See how we are using ArcGIS to help us find radar sites to get the best data possible in these high impact events!
End of Season, ND
Radars, Mesonets, Pods out 🎩
So happy to have been part of the @nsficechip.bsky.social field phase! After 24 IOPs…now the work begins 😁
Radars, Mesonets, Pods out 🎩
So happy to have been part of the @nsficechip.bsky.social field phase! After 24 IOPs…now the work begins 😁
June 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
End of Season, ND
Radars, Mesonets, Pods out 🎩
So happy to have been part of the @nsficechip.bsky.social field phase! After 24 IOPs…now the work begins 😁
Radars, Mesonets, Pods out 🎩
So happy to have been part of the @nsficechip.bsky.social field phase! After 24 IOPs…now the work begins 😁
Scanning hail-producing storms in North Dakota for @nsficechip.bsky.social…some dows get hail (and a rainbow!) and some dows get structure at their location
June 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Scanning hail-producing storms in North Dakota for @nsficechip.bsky.social…some dows get hail (and a rainbow!) and some dows get structure at their location
Some people pay extra for this view…so much better than some human twins are radar twins 😁
June 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Some people pay extra for this view…so much better than some human twins are radar twins 😁
Scan. Scan. Scan. Scan. Sample. Sample. Sample. IOP21 of @nsficechip.bsky.social underway in northern Nebraska.
Mini COW (COW2) data at: svr.guru/data.php?id=...
Mini COW (COW2) data at: svr.guru/data.php?id=...
June 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Scan. Scan. Scan. Scan. Sample. Sample. Sample. IOP21 of @nsficechip.bsky.social underway in northern Nebraska.
Mini COW (COW2) data at: svr.guru/data.php?id=...
Mini COW (COW2) data at: svr.guru/data.php?id=...
North Dakota or South Dakota…why choose? Dows & Cows scanning storms in western Dakotas from Buffalo, SD through Dickinson, ND with @nsficechip.bsky.social
June 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
North Dakota or South Dakota…why choose? Dows & Cows scanning storms in western Dakotas from Buffalo, SD through Dickinson, ND with @nsficechip.bsky.social
MiniCOW up scanning a hail-producing (and tornado-producing) storm near Arnett, OK as part of @nsficechip.bsky.social IOP19!
Can watch in real-time (COW2)
svr.guru/data.php?id=...
Can watch in real-time (COW2)
svr.guru/data.php?id=...
June 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
MiniCOW up scanning a hail-producing (and tornado-producing) storm near Arnett, OK as part of @nsficechip.bsky.social IOP19!
Can watch in real-time (COW2)
svr.guru/data.php?id=...
Can watch in real-time (COW2)
svr.guru/data.php?id=...
⚡️🌈 a DOW, COW, MiniCOW at the end of every rainbow 🌈⚡️. End of @nsficechip.bsky.social IOP 17
June 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
⚡️🌈 a DOW, COW, MiniCOW at the end of every rainbow 🌈⚡️. End of @nsficechip.bsky.social IOP 17
Big Sky Country! Up north for @nsficechip.bsky.social!
COW, DOW A, DOW B (aka DOWvader), and MiniCOW scanning a hail producing storm near Grass Range, MT
COW, DOW A, DOW B (aka DOWvader), and MiniCOW scanning a hail producing storm near Grass Range, MT
June 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Big Sky Country! Up north for @nsficechip.bsky.social!
COW, DOW A, DOW B (aka DOWvader), and MiniCOW scanning a hail producing storm near Grass Range, MT
COW, DOW A, DOW B (aka DOWvader), and MiniCOW scanning a hail producing storm near Grass Range, MT
King of the hill! 🐄📡 up and scanning in northeast WY ahead of anticipated hail-producing storms later today for @nsficechip.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
King of the hill! 🐄📡 up and scanning in northeast WY ahead of anticipated hail-producing storms later today for @nsficechip.bsky.social
DOW B is part of the multi-Doppler network with MiniCOW and DOW A. Scanning hail-producing storms in eastern WY/western NE as part of @nsficechip.bsky.social!
MiniCOW data: svr.guru/data.php?id=...
MiniCOW data: svr.guru/data.php?id=...
June 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
DOW B is part of the multi-Doppler network with MiniCOW and DOW A. Scanning hail-producing storms in eastern WY/western NE as part of @nsficechip.bsky.social!
MiniCOW data: svr.guru/data.php?id=...
MiniCOW data: svr.guru/data.php?id=...
Hey! That’s me 🤩! Not only am I mapping the winds…but working hard to get all sorts of dual-pol…ZDR, Rho-HV, KDP…and LDR!
Mobile doppler radar is a key part of the growing #ICECHIP dataset! FARM (Flexible Array of Radars and Mesonets) provides two X-band and two C-band radars for scanning hailstorms.
June 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Hey! That’s me 🤩! Not only am I mapping the winds…but working hard to get all sorts of dual-pol…ZDR, Rho-HV, KDP…and LDR!
Up and scanning for @nsficechip.bsky.social IOP13!
(I look so small!)
(I look so small!)
June 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Up and scanning for @nsficechip.bsky.social IOP13!
(I look so small!)
(I look so small!)
The Dog Days of DOW (a little less well known than the Dog Days of Summer 😎).
June 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Dog Days of DOW (a little less well known than the Dog Days of Summer 😎).
Suns out…concluding IOP12 for @nsficechip.bsky.social.
June 7, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Suns out…concluding IOP12 for @nsficechip.bsky.social.