Vortex structure and evolution within bow echoes. Part I: Single-Doppler and damage analysis of the 29 June 1998 derecho

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 132, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2224-2242

  Atkins, Nolan T ^a   Arnott, Justin M ^a   Przybylinski, Ron W ^b   Wolf, Ray A ^c   Ketcham, Bradley D ^d  

^a LYNDON STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Natl Weather Service   (United States)

^c National Weather Service   (United States)

^d National Weather Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; TORNADOES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EMBEDDED BOW ECHOES; SURFACE DAMAGE; WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR-1988 DOPLER (WSR-88D);

VORTEX FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DAMAGE; EXTREME EVENT; VORTEX FLOW; WIND;

ILLINOIS; IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644230582     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2004)132<2224:VSAEWB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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