The Discovery of the Downburst: T. T. Fujita's Contribution

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-62

  Wilson, James W ^a   Wakimoto, Roger M ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0041318646     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0477(2001)082<0049:TDOTDT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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