Abstract: A flow where the pressure gradient, Coriolis and viscous forces are balanced is examined. It is found that such a flow is a reasonable approximation to the ?steady state? flow in the vicinity of the contact layer. Kinematic ...

Abstract: Winter tornado activity (January?March) between 1950 and 2003 was analyzed to determine the possible effect of seasonally averaged sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, the ENSO phase, on the location ...

Abstract: Careful screening of the National Severe Storms Forecast Center's tornado log eliminated almost 20% of the reports as doubtful, leaving 17 659 tornadoes during 27 years, 1950?76 (654 annually). Newspaper accounts and other ...