Numerical simulation of tornadogenesis in a high-precipitation supercell. Part I: Storm evolution and transition into a bow echo

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 1597-1629

  Finley, C A ^a   Cotton, W R ^a   Pielke R A , Sr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

TORNADOGENESIS;

TORNADOES;

PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; STORM; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TORNADO;

EID: 0035389744     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<1597:NSOTIA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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