The Cooch Behar -Assam Tornado of 19 April 1963

Authors

  • K. R. SAHA Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Poona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v17i3.5736

Abstract

The physical, meteorological and kinematical aspects of a severe tornado that occurred in Coach Behar-Assam area on 19 April 1963 are studied in the present paper with the aid of available survey reports and meteorological data, It is e3tlmated that the pressure defect inside the tornado war about 100 millibars, the strength of the updraft was 165 knots, and the tangential velocity of rotation was 184 knows. The Vortex motion inside the evaluating tornado is discussed.

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01-07-1966

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K. R. SAHA, “The Cooch Behar -Assam Tornado of 19 April 1963”, MAUSAM, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 427–432, Jul. 1966.

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Vol. 17 No. 3 (1966): MAUSAM

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