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An Eye on the Sky

State-of-the-art radar opens the door for research

Neil Fox, associate professor of atmospheric sciences, teaches a couple classes where students use and study weather radar. Those classes are about to get a whole lot more interesting. A new Doppler weather radar was installed in late June at the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ Jefferson Farm and Garden. The radar is owned and…