A geographic information systems-based analysis of supercells across Oklahoma from 1994 to 2003

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1518-1538

  Hocker, James E ^a   Basara, Jeffrey B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); THUNDERSTORMS; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES; CRITICAL COMPONENTS; GIS TECHNOLOGIES; HIGH FREQUENCIES; HIGH WINDS; LIFE SPANS; OKLAHOMA; SUPER CELLS; SUPERCELL STORMS; SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS; WEATHER EVENTS;

STORMS;

DATA SET; GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE; STORM TRACK; SUPERCELL; THUNDERSTORM; WIND DIRECTION;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57649223728     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAMC1673.1     Document Type: Article

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