TY - JOUR PY - 2023// TI - Brief communication: Towards a universal formula for the probability of tornadoes JO - Natural hazards and earth system sciences A1 - Ingrosso, Roberto A1 - Lionello, Piero A1 - Miglietta, Mario Marcello A1 - Salvadori, Gianfausto SP - 2443 EP - 2448 VL - 23 IS - 7 N2 - A methodological approach is proposed to provide an analytical (exponential-like) expression for the probability of occurrence of tornadoes as a function of the convective available potential energy and the wind shear (or, alternatively, the storm relative helicity). The resulting expression allows the probability of tornado occurrence to be calculated using variables that are computed by weather prediction and climate models, thus compensating for the lack of resolution needed to resolve these phenomena in numerical simulations.

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LA - en SN - 1561-8633 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-2443-2023 ID - ref1 ER -