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T. Theodore Fujita: His contribution to tornado knowledge through damage documentation and the Fujita scale
Magazine article from: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT The Fujita scale and extensive documentation...Beaufort force, Fujita scale, and Mach number. Engineering...descriptions for FO-FS. Scales F6-F12 were defined as...postulating damage in the various Fujita scale categorie
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Fine-tuning Fujita: after 35 years, a new scale for rating tornadoes takes effect.
Magazine article from: Weatherwise; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...rated the tornado as an F4 on the Fujita Tornado Damage Scale (F-scale), they later increased...described by T. Theodore "Ted" Fujita in 1971, although valuable...limit of the F5 category on the Fujita scale. This led some to wonder...
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Fujita scale.
Magazine article from: Fun For Kidz; 3/1/2009; ; 562 words
; ...invented by Theodore (Ted) Fujita in 1971 and is also referred to as the F-Scale. It measures intensity of...damage these winds cause. The Fujita Scale reads from 0 to 5 (or...on the news, listen for the Fujita Scale number. You'll know...
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Tetsuya 'Ted' Fujita Dies; Created Tornado Scale
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/22/1998; 446 words
; ...of death was not disclosed. Dr. Fujita, known as "Mr. Tornado" after...trees uprooted by tornadoes. His Fujita Scale, or F Scale, classifies tornado...airports to improve safety. Dr. Fujita did not trust computers to help conduct...
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Fujita scale assessment in an urban area: a case study of tornado damage in Marion County, Indiana. (South Carolina Academy of Sciences Abstracts).(climatology research)
Magazine article from: Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science; 1/1/2003; ; 659 words
; ...damage, an independent assessment of Fujita Scale damage is compared to the official...Service. It is apparent that the Fujita Scale is far from an objective measure...There are inherent problems with the Fujita Scale that create difficulties in...
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Fujita scale
Newspaper article from: SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL); 6/9/2008; 507 words
; ...Southland on Saturday ranked EF2 on the Fujita scale, a ranking of tornado strength based...Introduced in 1971 by Tetsuya "Ted" Fujita and Allen Pearson, the ranks fall...s force. Here is the enhanced Fujita scale, according to the National...
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Dial F for frustration. (revisiting the Fujita scale)
Magazine article from: Weatherwise; 6/1/1997; 700+ words
; ...1971 that the University of Chicago's Ted Fujita crafted his now-legendary Fujita tornado intensity scale. It uses observed damage patterns to rank...implies. "The greatest strength of the Fujita scale is also its greatest weakness: simplicity...
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Researchers Can Speak About Changes to Fujita Scale.
News Wire article from: AScribe Science News Service; 2/2/2006; 569 words
; ...researchers who created a new rating scale measuring tornado intensity...plans to implement the Enhanced Fujita Scale, created by researchers...Tech led a group representing Fujita Scale users, including nationally...used to develop the enhanced Fujita scale are available ...
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Don't fuhgeddabout a twister.(FOREFRONT)(Enhanced Fujita Scale)(Tornadoes)
Magazine article from: Risk Management; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...early August, a category 2 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale touched down in Brooklyn, New York. The twister...perhaps caused by changing conditions. Enhanced Fujita Scale The Fujita Scale is the rating method that has been used since...
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Fujita Tornado Damage Scale
News Wire article from: AP Online; 4/29/2002; ; 322 words
; 00-00-0000 Tornadoes are rated from F0 to F5 on the Fujita scale, based on wind speed and damage. The scale was developed by Theodore Fujita of the University of Chicago. F0: Light damage, winds under 73 mph. Some...
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Fujita scale
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Fujita scale or F-Scale, standard scale for rating...American meteorologist Tetsuya (Ted) Fujita (1920-98). It classifies tornadoes...National Weather Service adopted the Enhanced Fujita scale or EF-Scale, developed by the Texas...
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Enhanced Fujita scale
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Enhanced Fujita scale see Fujita scale .
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Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale A standard six-point scale for reporting the intensity of a tornado by inferring its wind force from the type and extent of the damage it caused. The scale was introduced in 1971 by Tetsuya Theodore Fujita and Allen Pearson.
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Fujita, Tetsuya Theodore (1920-1998)
Book article from: World of Earth Science
...avoided by aviators. Fujita also lent his name to the "F Scale" he developed to measure...cause on the ground. Fujita was born in Kitakyushu...In the late 1960s, Fujita developed his tornado "F Scale." Traditionally, meteorologists...
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Fujita, Tetsuya
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Tetsuya Fujita A master of observation and detective...meteorologist Tetsuya "Ted" Fujita (1920–1998) invented the F-Scale tornado damage scale and discovered...Japan and the United States, Fujita is considered one of the best...
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