A tornado climatology for Ireland

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 67-68, Issue , 2003, Pages 671-684

  Tyrrell, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Climatology; Ireland; Tornadoes

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; SEVERE WEATHER; TORNADO; WATERSPOUT;

IRELAND;

EID: 0041952918     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(03)00080-2     Document Type: Article

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