Doppler radar observations of mesovortices within a cool-season tornadic squall line over the UK

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 749-764

  Clark, M R ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doppler radar; London; Mesovortex; Squall line; Tornado; UK

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ATTENDANT RISK; COLD FRONT; DAMAGING WIND; DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVATION; DOPPLER RADIAL VELOCITY; HORIZONTAL VORTICITY; LEADING EDGE; LINE SEGMENT; LONDON; MESOVORTEX; RADIAL VELOCITY; RADIAL WINDS; SCOTLAND; SHORT PERIODS; SIMILAR CASE; SQUALL LINES; TORNADO WARNINGS; UK; VORTEX PAIR; VORTEX STRENGTH;

DOPPLER EFFECT; DOPPLER RADAR; RADAR; REFLECTION; STORMS; TORNADOES;

VORTEX FLOW;

CYCLONE; DOPPLER RADAR; SQUALL LINE; TORNADO; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79955670534     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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