Nomogram for aiding the interpretation of tornadic vortex signatures measured by Doppler radar

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 505-512

  Brown, Rodger A ^a  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data interpretation; Doppler radar; Methodology; Tornado; Vortex

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; DOPPLER RADAR; METHODOLOGY; TORNADO; VORTEX;

EID: 0032453674     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(1998)013<0505:NFATIO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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