A multiscale observational case study of an isolated tornadic supercell

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 152-161

  Giaiotti, Dario B ^a   Stel, Fulvio ^a  

^a OSMER ARPA FVG Regional Meteorological Observatory   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doppler radar; Lightning; Mesonetwork; Supercell thunderstorm; Tornado

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; LIGHTNING; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THUNDERSTORMS; TORNADOES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

MOIST CONVECTION; SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM; TORNADIC STORM;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; DATA PROCESSING; DOPPLER RADAR; LIGHTNING; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SUPERCELL; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; THUNDERSTORM; TORNADO; VERTICAL PROFILE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO];

EID: 33846565465     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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