High-resolution dual-Doppler analyses of the 29 May 2001 Kress, Texas, cyclic supercell

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 134, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3125-3148

  Beck, Jeffrey R ^a   Schroeder, John L ^a   Wurman, Joshua M ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Severe Weather Research Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; DOPPLER RADAR; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFLECTION; VORTEX FLOW;

DUAL-DOPPLER ANALYSIS; FORWARD-FLANK REFLECTIVITY GRADIENT; MESOCYCLONES; SUPERCELLULAR STORM; TORNADOGENESIS;

STORMS;

AIRBORNE SENSING; CYCLONE; DOPPLER RADAR; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SUPERCELL; TORNADO; VORTICITY;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845451946     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3246.1     Document Type: Article

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