A review of worldwide occurrence of tornadoes

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 74-76, Issue , 1998, Pages 111-121

  Goliger, A M ^a   Milford, R V ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TORNADO STRIKE PROBABILITY;

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; PROBABILITY;

TORNADOES;

TORNADO; WIND LOAD;

PREDICTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TORNADO;

EID: 0032051925     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(98)00009-9     Document Type: Article

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