Blown away in Greensburg, USA: Prediction and analysis of an EF-5 tornado

Weather

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 116-120

  Monfredo, William ^a  

^a BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; MONITORING; RADAR IMAGERY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TORNADO; WARNING SYSTEM; WEATHER FORECASTING;

KANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54949116556     PISSN: 00431656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wea.194     Document Type: Review

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