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significant tornado parameter: a standalone construct

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significanttornado parameter1 CONSTRUCTSignificant tornadoTHOMPSON · METEOROLOGY

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Meteorology

a composite index of instability, low cloud base, low-level helicity and deep shear that separates environments of strong tornadoes from weaker storms.

In meteorology, significant tornado parameter refers to a composite index of instability, low cloud base, low-level helicity and deep shear that separates environments of strong tornadoes from weaker storms. This meaning comes from Thompson (2003) in Weather and Forecasting.[1]

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References

  1. Thompson, R. L., Edwards, R., Hart, J. A., Elmore, K. L., & Markowski, P. (2003). Close Proximity Soundings within Supercell Environments Obtained from the Rapid Update Cycle. Weather and Forecasting, 18(6), 1243-1261. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0434(2003)018<1243:cpswse>2.0.co;2

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