LYNX:: Thesis

The LYNX is a vehicle for meteorologists who chase snowstorms.  This vehicle takes a "thumb-print" of winter weather events as they occur in the densely populated areas of the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Great Lakes regions.  By developing a series of high-resolution analogs through live, on-the-ground records, future winter storms can be cross-referenced for more accurate forecasts.  Unlike a stationary Doppler radar, this vehicle can mobilize and deploy itself in the middle of a deformation zone-- the area of heaviest precipitation in a snowstorm.  Using state-of-the-art Doppler technology, the LYNX will be able to scan Vertically as well as Horizontally.

Inside the vehicle is a driver(met.), radar engineer(met.), and winter weather specialist (met.).