The role of multiple-vortex tornado structure in causing storm researcher fatalities

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-45

  Wurman, Joshua ^a   Kosiba, Karen ^a   Robinson, Paul ^a   Marshall, Tim ^b  

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

^b Haag Engineering Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TORNADOES;

RESEARCH COMMUNITIES;

STORMS;

EID: 84896537274     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00221.1     Document Type: Article

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