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An overview of tornado and waterspout events in Catalonia (2000–2019)
| Title: | An overview of tornado and waterspout events in Catalonia (2000–2019) |
| Authors: | Rodríguez, Oriol; Bech, Joan; Arús Dumenjo, Joan
; Castan, Salvador; Figuerola, Francesc; Rigo, Tomeu |
| Keywords: | Tornadoes; Waterspout; Remote sensing; Tornados; Trombas marinas; Teledetección |
| Issue Date: | 2021 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Citation: | Atmospheric Research. 2021, 250, 105415 |
| Publisher version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105415 |
| Abstract: | The study includes 105 tornadoes and 329 waterspouts reported in a 32,000 km2 area, and therefore, it presents one of the highest tornado and waterspout densities in the Mediterranean basin according to recent climatologies. Remote-sensing tools such as weather radar, lightning detection and satellite imagery have been used to validate each event. Moreover, fieldwork performed after several tornado cases and the use of high-resolution aerial imagery have provided information to characterise damage paths, including the length and width of the damage swath and the maximum intensity according to the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Finally, a list of the analysed events is provided for further research. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/12612 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8095 |
| Appears in Collections: | Artículos científicos 2019-2022 |
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