Simulation Studies of Tornadic Vortices
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The objective of this research is an experimental investigation            of laboratory columnar vortices which are frequently useful                     representations of tornadoes.  A new non-intrusive measuring                    device--laser velocimeter--will be used to investigate the region at            the base of the vortex where the inflow layer erupts to form the                vortex core; it is here that the lowest pressures and highest speeds            are found.  Air flow in the vortx core will be investigated using               neutrally buoyant bubbles.                                                           Despite the fact that a laboratory aplparatus is in principle              incapable of completely simulating actual tornadoes, it appears that            several characteristics of laboratory vortices may reveal some of the           essential physics of actual tornadoes.  This prospect is further                supported by theoretical work which is not restricted by the usual              limitations of the laboratory.  Thus, the laboratory results could              suggest crucial measurements in actual tornadoes or a novel analysis            of existing observatories.
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