A virtual tornadic thunderstorm enabling students to construct knowledge about storm dynamics through data collection and analysis

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 8, Issue , 2006, Pages 27-32

  Gallus Jr , W A ^a   Cervato, C ^a   Cruz Neira, C ^a   Faidley, G ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; STUDENT; SUPERCELL; THUNDERSTORM; TORNADO;

EID: 33748331385     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-8-27-2006     Document Type: Article

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