Abstract: Beijing, People's Republic of China, and Topeka, Kansas, United States of America, are located at approximately the same latitude and are affected by similar synoptic weather patterns. However, their thunderstorm climatology ...

Abstract: One of the principle applications of climatological tornado data is in tornado-hazard assessment. To perform such a hazard-potential determination, historical tornado characteristics in either a regional or tom area are ...

Abstract: While the climatology of excessive rain and tornadoes is well-documented, little is known of storms that produce high winds or large hail. The characteristics of the approximately 75 000 severe thunderstorms which occurred ...