Sounding-derived parameters associated with large hail and tornadoes in the Netherlands

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 473-487

  Groenemeijer, P H ^a   van Delden, A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Convective storm; Hail; Radiosonde; The Netherlands; Tornado

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADIOSONDES; TORNADOES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CONVECTIVE STORM; VORTICITY;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DATA PROCESSING; HAIL; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIOSONDE; STORM; TORNADO; VORTICITY; WATERSPOUT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846581071     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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