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An Australian pyro-tornadogenesis event.
- Source :
- Natural Hazards; Feb2013, Vol. 65 Issue 3, p1801-1811, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- On 18 January 2003, fires had a devastating impact on Australia's capital, Canberra. A series of reviews and scientific studies have examined the events of that day and indicate that the worst impacts were due to a series of violent pyro-convective events and resultant pyro-cumulonmibi. These coupled fire-atmosphere events are much more energetic than normal fires. In one instance, an intense pyro-convective cell developed a tornado. We demonstrate that this was indeed a tornado, the first confirmed pyro-tornadogenesis in Australia, and not a fire whirl. Here, we discuss aspects of the formation, evolution and decay of the tornado, which was estimated to have been of at least F2 intensity, highlighting a process that can significantly increase the damage of a wildfire event. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0921030X
- Volume :
- 65
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Natural Hazards
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 84580473
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-012-0443-7