Statistics of severe tornadoes and severe tornado outbreaks

The standard measures of the intensity of a tornado in the USA and many other countries are the Fujita and Enhanced Fujita scales. These scales are based on the damage that a tornado causes. Another measure of the strength of a tornado is its path length of touchdown, <i>L</i&am...

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Main Authors: B. D. Malamud, D. L. Turcotte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-09-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/12/8459/2012/acp-12-8459-2012.pdf