Electrical Role for Severe Storm Tornadogenesis (and Modification)
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Damage from severe storms, particularly those involving significant lightning is increasing in the US. and abroad; and, increasingly, focus is on an electrical role for lightning in intra-cloud (IC) tornadogenesis. In the present report, emphasis is given to severe storm observations and especially to model descriptions relating to the subject. Citation: Armstrong RW, Glenn JG (2015) Electrical Role for Severe Storm Tornadogenesis (and Modification). J Climatol Weather Forecasting 3: 139. doi:10.4172/2332-2594.1000139
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