A simple theory for waterspouts

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 927-932

  Rennó, Nilton O ^a   Bluestein, Howard B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT ENGINES; SOLENOIDS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VORTEX FLOW; WIND;

WATERSPOUTS;

WATER WAVES;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; HURRICANE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TORNADO; VORTICITY; WATERSPOUT;

EID: 0035870941     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<0927:ASTFW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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