The strongest winds in tornadoes are very near the ground

Karen Kosiba; Joshua Wurman

doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00716-6

Communications Earth & Environment (Feb 2023)

The strongest winds in tornadoes are very near the ground

Karen Kosiba,
Joshua Wurman

Affiliations

Karen Kosiba: University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
Joshua Wurman: University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00716-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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The majority of radar measurements of wind speed in tornadoes underestimate the actual wind intensity by measuring regions relatively high above the ground; very low-level radar observations find the strongest winds very close to the ground

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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