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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Tornado Damage"”.
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Detection of Tornado Damage via Convolutional Neural Networks and Unmanned Aerial System Photogrammetry
Disaster damage assessments are a critical component to response and recovery operations. In recent years, the field of remote sensing has seen innovations in automated damage assessments and UAS collection capabilities. However, little work has been done to explore the intersection of automated …
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Effects of Tornado Damage, Prescribed Fire, and Salvage Logging on Oak (Quercus Spp.) Saplings in Upland Oak Forests in Northern Mississippi
… oaks in managed timber stands. A severe tornado occurred on a monitored oak stand in northern Mississippi. Of the damaged plots, some were treated with either prescribed fire or salvage logging or were left alone. I examined the effects of these treatments on oak regeneration. Species …
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Spatial Patterns and Variations of Tornado Damage as Related to Southeastern Appalachian Forests and Terrain from the Franklin County, Virginia EF-3 Tornado
Strong tornadoes have impacted the central Appalachian Mountains multiple times in recent years. The topography of this region leads to unique spatial patterns of tornado damage as the tornado vortices pass over ridges in forested areas, and this damage can be detected with vegetation indices …
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Analysis of residential building performance in tornadoes as a function of building and hazard characteristics
Tornadoes damage and destroy many thousands of buildings per year in the United States leading to significant economic losses and long-lasting disruption to communities. In an effort to better understand the relationship between tornado wind speeds and resulting damage, multiple data sources from …
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Initiation and Evolution of the South Dakota Tornado Outbreak of 24 June 2003
… an excellent opportunity for the study of tornadoes because they were significant in number, yet concentrated in a small area over a short period of time. Precursors were examined, particularly the differential advection of the air masses involved. Similarities were found between this and …
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Near-surface tornado wind field estimation using damage patterns
Tornadoes are considered the most violent and dangerous wind hazards and are emerging as a major public concern, causing a significant amount of property loss and casualties in the past decades. In response, the engineering community in the United States is implementing tornado-based design in …