The Sigüenza tornado: A case study based on convective ingredients concept and conceptual models

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 191-206

  Martin F ^a   Riosalido, R ^a   De Esteban, L ^a  

^a Ciudad Universitaria DP ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHTNING; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TORNADOES;

CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY; LIFTING MECHANISMS; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS; REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM; SCANNING STRATEGIES; UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; DETECTION METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEVERE WEATHER; STORM; TORNADO;

CASTILLA-LA MANCHA; GUADALAJARA [CASTILLA-LA MANCHA]; GUADALAJARA [GUADALAJARA (PRV)]; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 0004940778     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1350482797000479     Document Type: Article

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