The three-dimensional structure and evolution of a tornado boundary layer

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1552-1561

  Kosiba, Karen A ^a   Wurman, Joshua ^a  

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

Author keywords

In situ atmospheric observations; Radars Radar observations; Tornadoes

Indexed keywords

A1. LARGEEDDY SIMULATIONS (LES); ABOVE GROUND LEVEL; DOPPLER ON WHEELS; RADARS/RADAR OBSERVATIONS; SITU ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; TORNADO INTENSITY; WIND INTENSITY;

ANEMOMETERS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

TORNADOES;

ANEMOMETER; BOUNDARY LAYER; DOPPLER RADAR; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TORNADO; WIND;

KANSAS; RUSSELL COUNTY [KANSAS]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885749227     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: 15200434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-13-00070.1     Document Type: Article

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