Did you know that there's a new breakfast food that helps meteorologists predict severe storms? Down South they call it "GrITs."GrITs stands for Gravity wave Interactions with Tornadoes. "It's a computer model I developed to study how atmospheric gravity waves interact with severe storms," says research meteorologist Tim Coleman of the National Space Science and Technology Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
What is an atmospheric gravity wave? Coleman explains: "They are similar to waves on the surface of the ocean, but they roll through the air instead of the water. Gravity is what keeps them going. If you push water up and then it plops back down, it creates waves. It's the same with air."
To see how they work, click here to have an Oh My God Moment.
To see the progress of an atmospheric gravity wave on radar, click on the image below.
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