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Indonesia tornado database: tornado climatology of Indonesia [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System SciencesThe climatology of tornadoes, waterspouts, and funnel clouds for Indonesia is compiled into a new tornado database based on newspaper archives, online news, and social media (X, YouTube), covering the period from 1800 to 2024.
I. M. Firdaus +3 more
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Extended U.S. Tornado Outbreak During Late May 2019: A Forecast of Opportunity [PDF]
Geophysical Research Letters, 2019 The second half of May 2019 was an unusually active period for tornadic thunderstorms across the U.S. Great Plains, Midwest, and lower Great Lakes. While this period typically coincides with the peak climatological frequency of tornadoes, preliminary ...
Vittorio A. Gensini +3 more
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Characteristics of Extratropical Cyclones That Cause Tornadoes in Italy: A Preliminary Study
Atmosphere, 2021 Characteristics of extratropical cyclones that cause tornadoes in Italy are investigated. Tornadoes between 2007 and 2016 are analyzed, and statistical analysis of the associated cyclone structures and environments is performed using the JRA-55 ...
Eigo Tochimoto +4 more
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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2021 This study evaluates the spatial-temporal patterns in Virginia tornadoes using the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center’s Severe Weather GIS (SVRGIS) database.
Michael J. Allen +3 more
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Time trends in losses from major tornadoes in the United States
Weather and Climate Extremes, 2023 Damage from tornadoes imposes substantial costs on society. This study provides an analysis of time trends in the severity of losses from tornadoes in the United States for the period 1954–2018.
Jinhui Zhang +3 more
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Environmental Characteristics of Extratropical Cyclone Tornadoes in Liaoning
应用气象学报, 2023 Liaoning is one of the active regions for tornadoes in China, and the generation of a considerable number of tornadoes is associated with extratropical cyclones.
Bai Hua +4 more
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Forecasting tropical cyclone tornadoes and impacts: Report from IWTC-X
Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, 2023 This report synthesizes global tropical cyclone (TC) tornado research and operational practices to date. Tornadoes are one of the secondary (and lesser researched) hazards contributing to the devastation TCs leave in their wake.
Dereka Carroll-Smith +8 more
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Kinetic Energy of Tornadoes in the United States. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Tornadoes can cause catastrophic destruction. Here total kinetic energy (TKE) as a metric of destruction is computed from the fraction of the tornado path experiencing various damage levels and a characteristic wind speed for each level.
Tyler Fricker, James B Elsner
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Assessment of tornado hazard in the nuclear facilities siting areas [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2020 The potential hazard of destructive tornado effects on nuclear facilities determines the necessity to study the climatic regime of tornado passage and arrange the appropriate protection of these facilities in conformity with the national and ...
Bryukhan Fedor F., Barulin Grigoriy P.
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