The lagrange tornado during VORTEX2. Part II: Photogrammetric analysis of the tornado combined with Dual-Doppler radar data

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 140, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2939-2958

  Atkins, Nolan T ^a   McGee, Anthony ^a   Ducharme, Rachel ^a   Wakimoto, Roger M ^b   Wurman, Joshua ^c  

^a LYNDON STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Center for Severe Weather Research Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Supercells; Tornadoes

Indexed keywords

LAGRANGE; MAXIMUM VERTICAL VORTICITY; RADAR DATA; SUPER CELL; SURFACE WIND DAMAGE; TORNADOGENESIS; WYOMING;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; DOPPLER RADAR; VORTICITY;

TORNADOES;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CYCLONE; DOPPLER RADAR; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; SUPERCELL; TORNADO; VORTICITY;

GOSHEN COUNTY; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 84867961337     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-11-00285.1     Document Type: Article

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