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thunderstorm
thunderstorm Electrical storm caused by the separation of electrical charges in clouds. Water drops are carried by updraughts to the top of a
cloud, where they become ionized and accumulate into positive charges – the base of the cloud being negatively charged. An electrical discharge (a spark) between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground, is accompanied by light (seen as a
lightning stroke) and heat. The heat expands the air explosively and causes it to reverberate and produce sounds and echoes called thunder.
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Thunderstorm rainfall in the conterminous United States
Magazine article from: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...magnitude of thunderstorm rainfall...revealing that thunderstorms have a sizable...assessment of thunderstorms, which was entitled "Thunderstorm Rainfall...study of thunderstorms also did...values of thunderstorm rainfall...
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Thunderstorms: nature's temper tantrum.(harzards to aviation caused by thunderstorms)
Magazine article from: Approach; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...experience "airmass" thunderstorms during the summer...from an afternoon thunderstorm, lightning hit dead...hazard associated with thunderstorms. It can occur during all three stages of a thunderstorm, the cumulus or developing...middle levels of the thunderstorms, where the temperatures...
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Thunderstorms among common dog phobias
News Wire article from: University Wire; 7/30/2007; ; 700 words
; ...noise aspect of thunderstorms. "Other phobias...are related to thunderstorm phobia include...dogs' fears of thunderstorms are based on noise...Some have extreme thunderstorm phobias. When...treating dogs with thunderstorm phobias. The...behavior during thunderstorms and filling out...
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Thunderstorm theories
Magazine article from: Plane and Pilot; 7/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...adolescence in understanding thunderstorms. In most cases...earth has endured thunderstorms for millions of years...study called Project Thunderstorm (by the Commerce...ionosphere. During thunderstorms, lightning strikes...potentially begin thunderstorm development. That...
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Severe thunderstorms Canada's billion dollar risk
Magazine article from: Canadian Underwriter; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...industry loss from severe thunderstorms in Canada is roughly...insurers could see severe thunderstorm losses of more than...ability to manage severe thunderstorms risk at an extremely...development of severe thunderstorms in the U.S. are...The Canadian severe thunderstorm season is at its ...
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Severe thunderstorms
Magazine article from: Canadian Underwriter; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...industry loss from severe thunderstorms in Canada is roughly...insurers could see severe thunderstorm losses of more than...ability to manage severe thunderstorms risk at an extremely...development of severe thunderstorms in the U.S. are...The Canadian severe thunderstorm season is at its ...
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Probabilistic Forecasting of (Severe) Thunderstorms in the Netherlands Using Model Output Statistics
Magazine article from: Weather and Forecasting; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...precipitation sum as a thunderstorm predictor indicates...occurrence of thunderstorms, at least in...in forecasting thunderstorms. Since the early...occurrence of a thunderstorm at minimally 1...probability of a severe thunderstorm (≥500...criterion for severe thunderstorms ...
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The lives of thunderstorms.
Magazine article from: Weatherwise; 7/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...life cycle of thunderstorms - in which they...photographs, many thunderstorm clouds in various...air-mass" thunderstorms may pop up randomly...Birth A typical thunderstorm's life begins...top. Images of thunderstorms this overshooting...from space. A thunderstorm reaches its ...
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Link shown between thunderstorms and asthma attacks in metro Atlanta area.
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science; 7/28/2008; 700+ words
; ...emergency room visits following thunderstorms for the study period. In...period, there were 564 thunderstorm days, and in order to better...physical mechanisms that relate thunderstorms and asthma, the team also...used as "a surrogate for thunderstorm downdrafts and to indicate...
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The trouble with thunderstorms
Magazine article from: Plane and Pilot; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...definition of a thunderstorm includes lightning...and pinpoint thunderstorms strictly on the...any developed thunderstorm. Approximately...or mesoscale thunderstorms develop throughout the thunderstorm season. They...
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Thunderstorm
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...x2014; a large thunderstorm may release 100...much energy. Thunderstorms are formed when...distinct types of thunderstorms can be observed...the air-mass thunderstorm is the most common. These thunderstorms grow from converging...
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thunderstorm
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...sometimes by hail . The typical thunderstorm caused by convection occurs...the storm passes. Night thunderstorms are caused by the cooling...volcanic eruption may create a thunderstorm. Thunderstorms occur most frequently in...
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Weather, Violent
Book article from: Mathematics
...weather may strike. Thunderstorms There are three...necessary for a thunderstorm to form: moisture...neither. Severe thunderstorms are classified...If a severe thunderstorm is strong enough...A supercell thunderstorm is the type that...other types of thunderstorms. When the whole...
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Thunder
Book article from: World of Earth Science
...by lightning in a thunderstorm, when the release...waves in the air. A thunderstorm is a storm that produces...into the atmosphere. Thunderstorms can also produce flash...discharge produced by thunderstorms as a huge spark...observer is from the thunderstorm. Depending on the...
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Tornado
Book article from: World of Earth Science
...formed in severe thunderstorms. The rotating...large as its parent thunderstorm, it is capable...development of severe thunderstorms. To understand...and growth of a thunderstorm. Thunderstorms are most likely...
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