UK tornado climatology 1980 - 2004

International Journal of Meteorology

Volumn 32, Issue 319, 2007, Pages 158-172

  Kirk, Peter ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climatology; Occurrence; Tornado; TORRO; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; TORNADO; VORTEX SHEDDING; WIND SHEAR;

CHANNEL ISLANDS [UNITED KINGDOM]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; ISLE OF MAN; ISLE OF WIGHT; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST MIDLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248372946     PISSN: 17482992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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