Microtornadoes under a nanocrystalline igloo: Results predicting a worldwide intensification of tornadoes

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1031-1034

  Sommer, Andrei P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

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EID: 34347229115     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cg070182+     Document Type: Article

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