Influence of Mach number on Tornado corner flow dynamics

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 2820-2825

  Xia, J ^a   Lewellen, W Steve ^a   Lewellen, D C ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; JETS; VORTEX FLOW;

LARGE-EDDY SIMULATIONS;

COMPRESSIBLE FLOW;

COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; TORNADO; VORTEX; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0347949974     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<2820:IOMNOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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