Spotting Tornadoes From Space
GEM Element	Element Value
title	Spotting Tornadoes From Space
description	This feature, part of the NASA KIDS site, describes the need for an instrument that will be better at predicting tornadoes. During last year's tornadoes in Oklahoma, a NASA satellite called the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM ) looked at six of the supercell storms, but it only got to watch for about 90 seconds, because it was traveling so fast. What scientists want now is to watch thunderstorms from a satellite that stays over the same spot on the ground.
medium	image/gif, image/jpeg, text/HTML,
subject	earth science, technology, meteorology, space sciences,
type	Secondary source
level	8, 3, 5, 4, 6, 7, 2, 1, kindergarten,
keywords	NASA, Weather, Air pressure, Space, Barometer, Storm, Weather forecasting, Satellite, Tornado, Lightning, Severe weather, Supercell, TRMM, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, Predicting tornadoes, Tornado prediction, Tornado research,
mediator	Teachers, Students,
beneficiary	Students
priceCode	Free
onlineprovider	NASA
recordCreated	2001-02-06T20:58:30-5:00
CatalogingTool	GEMCat 3.21
IndividualCataloger	Cross-Curricular Connections
Identifier
sid	PRC-SNL
rights	http://www.nasa.gov/privacy.html