Tornado funnel-shaped cloud as convection in a cloudy layer

Analytical model of convection in a thick horizontal cloud layer with free upper and lower boundaries is constructed. The cloud layer is supposed to be subjected to the Coriolis force due to the cloud rotation, which is a typical condition for tornado formation. It is obtained that convection in suc...

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Main Authors: M. V. Zavolgenskiy, P. B. Rutkevich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-04-01
Series:Advances in Science and Research
Online Access:http://www.adv-sci-res.net/3/17/2009/asr-3-17-2009.pdf