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Background

It has become a tradition for the Atmospheric Sciences Club to embark on the "Mesoscale Observations and Research" trip every year. This experience takes meteorology learned in the classroom into the field. Students set out each May to travel around the country to locations of severe weather. Other students virtually camp out at the UW-Milwaukee map room to provide guidance for the "chasers". Much of the excitement is found in students making forecasts and practicing their scientific knowledge, to successfully see severe weather and other fascinating facets of nature's prodigious and powerful phenomena.

Criteria for Participating

1. Members must pay $10 club dues in full.

2. Members must participate in a minimum of one brat sale per year.  Because we have a limited number of spots available per group, we will often select the people that assisted in the most fundraisers.

3. We will generally select those members that participate in a large number of club events.  However, participation in club events is not mandatory, but recommended.

4. It is encouraged that students have taken Synoptic Meteorology and/or Mesoscale Meteorology prior to chasing.  These courses are extremely useful in forecasting severe weather.  However, they are not required.

Interested in Going?

To apply for the 2007 storm chase, access the application here.

All applications need to be sent to the club officers or the club's EMS 4th floor mailbox by Friday, April 13.

Links to individual chase years

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