Abstract: A decision tree approach to forecasting thunderstorms, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes is described which uses only meteorological parameters considered essential for these phenomena to develop. The physical relevance ...

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Abstract: Although violent tornadoes comprise only 2.3% of tornado occurrences in the United States, they cause 68% of the fatalities attributed to tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. Despite these statistics, no attempt is made to ...

Abstract: The output from the Australian operational regional numerical weather prediction model has been used to provide input thermodynamic and kinematic fields to a decision tree designed to diagnose the likelihood of thunderstorms ...

Abstract: This paper presents an observational study of the ?southerly burster?, or ?southerly buster?, a particularly intense type of orographically and thermally influenced cold front which occurs in spring and summer along the ...