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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Tornado Warning"”.
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Thermodynamic, kinematic, and radar parameters of isolated tornadoes with and without NWS warning
Tornadoes are a rapidly forming weather phenomenon that forecasters may have difficulty anticipating. A tornado warning is issued when atmospheric conditions are imminent for formation or a tornado has already formed and been confirmed. The purpose of this research was to find what, if any, …
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Analyses of quasi-linear convective system tornado characteristics, environments, and genesis mechanisms
… of the two main proposed mechanisms of tornadogenesis in quasi-linear convective systems (QLCSs), namely, tilting and stretching (T&S) and HSI and stretching (H&S). This research then sought to investigate differences and similarities between the characteristics of the T&S- and H&S- …
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Tornado Trouble: How Can Current Tornado Warnings be Improved?
<p>There are many unnecessary deaths from tornadoes every year (NOAA.org, 2013). Although there have been great advancements in tornado warning systems (Coleman, Knupp, Spann, Elliot, & Peters, 2010), more changes to systems could be made to motivate people to take action in preparation for …
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Radar and model-based studies of mesovortices in cool-season quasi-linear convective systems
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-12-04 without embargo terms