Influence of an island land mass on the frequency of waterspout and tornado formation in its vicinity. Example of the Isle of Wight with regard to waterspouts and tornadoes affecting the English South Coast

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 71-87

  Meaden, G Terence ^a   Matthews, P ^a   Bolton, N ^a   Elsom, D M ^a   Gilbert, A ^a   Reynolds, D J ^a   Rowe, M W ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Tornado formation; Tornadoes; Waterspouts

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; VORTEX FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATIONS; LAND MASS; TORNADO INTENSITIES; WATERSPOUTS;

TORNADOES;

ISLAND; TORNADO; WATERSPOUT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HAMPSHIRE; ISLE OF WIGHT; SUSSEX; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 15844430604     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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