Forecasting tornadoes in the United Kingdom

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 67-68, Issue , 2003, Pages 53-72

  Bolton, N ^a   Elsom, D M ^b   Meaden, G T ^c  

^a TORRO   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Sea breeze fronts; T scale; Topography; Tornadoes; TORRO; UK

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING METHOD; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY; TORNADO; WEATHER FORECASTING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0141515306     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(03)00083-8     Document Type: Article

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