STORM TRACK: March 31, 1985 (Volume 8 Issue 3)

An omission in the last issue's ROSTER left out Tim Marshall. At that time, it couldn't be verified if ST had permission to include him here. This was later confirmed, so here is his entry.

Name                  Address                          Chase country - range

Timothy P. Marshall   #907, 1811 Frankford Road        Texas to Oklahoma
                      Carrollton, Texas  75007
Biography: Former chase team leader at Texas Tech University, author of several technical
studies and chase procedures.  Currently works for a Texas firm that does damage
assessments of weather related structural losses (Is that foundation crack really due
to strong wind or uneven settling of the ground?).  Tim's wife is a specialist in the
area of museum science and an ornithologist.  Thus, when the Marshall's go chasing,
they're never completely frustrated by a long wait, or s missed storm, since they can
always take out the binoculars, settle back and study a wide variety of Texas birdlife.
Each has benefited and grown from the different interests and knowledge of the other,
so that now both share in an enthusiasm for the sky and the life that calls it home.
Tim has also entered on a little commercial project  --- For sale are three different,
slide sets of 36 slides each and a narrative text: (1) TORNADO: SPOTTER I - a supplement
to the NOAA slide series, which deals with areas that were left out or incompletely
addressed -- such as gustnadoes and multi-vorticity tornadoes; (2) TORNADOES
AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - some tornado pictures and examples of building failure in
tornadic situations, highlighting characteristic problems which lead to stress-failure;
and (3) HURRICANE AND COASTAL CONSTRUCTION - similar to (2) but highlighting typical
hurricane damage situations, with examples from hurricane Alicia.  Each slide set sells
for $30.

Sam Barricklow           4202 Ashville Drive          North Texas and Oklahoma
                         Garland, Texas  75041
(Ham Call -K5KJ)
Biography: Has been involved in the local "RACES" skywarn program since 1974.  Most
chasing has been done within a 150 mile radius of Dallas.  Mr. Barricklow uses the
HF and VHF Ham bands while chasing, with 7.213 MHz being the main frequency of
operation, along with whatever "2 meter" frequency the local skywarn group uses.  He is
very interested in detecting unusual electrical phenomena, that may exist around
storms, with most efforts having been in the VLF/ELF range. "Of course, my main activities
are chasing and photographing storms.  Lately, I've been trying to photograph
cirrus wakes above Cb's."

(Now, the Editor is pleased to add the distinguished and internationally recognised Canadian sky photographer Arjen Verkaik, to the ROSTER. As with other entries in this Section, Mr. Verkaik is interested in corresponding with others aboutcloud photography and storms.)

Arjen Verkaik    R.R. l, Box 21, Beamsville                  Alaska to Mexico to Britain
                 Ontario, Canada L0R 1B0(Chase year 'round)
Biography: Age 37, new wife - Jerrine (an editorial and research consultant for his
photography), two daughters (8 & 13), six cats and a yellow 1978 Chevette. Mr. Verkaik
has chased for 12 years and 250,000 miles, using a Nikon with five lenses and a Bauer
A-512 Super 8 movie camera for time-lapse films (over 12,000 ft of these).  Has
established his own company, "Skyart Productions" to handle the increasing demands for
his work (The Editor has seen a few of his published photos and they are excellent!).
Both will be attending the next severe storms conference, and each plans to present a
paper.  Ed asks, "Are there any people or stops we can check out in the West on dead
days?  We hope to be in the western plains from May 8 or 15 (depends on upper flow)
until after mid-June."  Professional background includes many exhibitions (including
Oxford) and publications in books, magazines and encyclopedias; technical papers and
a cloud manual.  All of this the more remarkable, since Mr. Verkaik has overcome a
serious physical handicap, resulting from a near-fatal accident when he was 21.  However
this did not deter him from a life-long fascination and love of the sky.  What
he has accomplished does credit to all of us.  And don't be surprised if, the next
time you sell several slides to a magazine or museum (as I recently did to the Maryland
Science Center Planetarium in Baltimore), you find that Ed's already been there.
His work does get around.

(Editor's Note: I apparently have an incorrect address for Marty Feely or else he has recently moved from: 316 South University Boulevard, Norman, Oklahoma 73069. If any of you know his current whereabouts, please let me know. Thanks.)