Agriculture and tornadoes on the Canadian Prairies: Potential impact of increasing atmospheric CO2 on summer severe weather

Natural Hazards

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-122

  Raddatz, R L ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bowen ratio; Convective available potential energy (CAPE); Land use; Physiological effect; Thunderstorms

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; SEVERE WEATHER; SUMMER; TORNADO;

CANADA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0038345073     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023626806353     Document Type: Article

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