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