A forensic study of the Lubbock-Reese downdraft of 2002

Wind and Structures, An International Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-152

  Holmes, J D ^a,b   Hangan, H M ^b   Schroeder, J L ^c   Letchford, C W ^d   Orwig, K D ^c  

^a JDH Consulting   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Downdraft; Rear flank; Supercell; Thunderstorm; Transmission line; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; ELECTRIC LINES; FORENSIC ENGINEERING; THUNDERSTORMS; TURBULENCE; WIND; WIND EFFECTS;

CORRELATION CHARACTERISTICS; DOWNDRAFT; ENGINEERING ASPECTS; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; LOW-FREQUENCY COMPONENTS; REAR-FLANK; SPATIALLY HOMOGENEOUS; SUPER CELL;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 46749119776     PISSN: 12266116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/was.2008.11.2.137     Document Type: Article

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