Numerical Simulations of Tornado-Like Vortices Part 1: Vortex Evolution

Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1983, Pages 253-284

  Howells, Peter ^a   Smith, Roger K ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0020897461     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091928308210129     Document Type: Article

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