Citation

Colgate SA. Science 1967; 157(3795): 1431-1434.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1967, American Association for the Advancement of Science)

DOI

10.1126/science.157.3795.1431

PMID

17819545

Abstract

If electrical energy is invoked to account for the high velocity of tornadoes, hydrodynamics restricts the possible mechanisms of energy exchange. In particular, the vortex is driven by a line sink of electrically heated air that must extend at least 5 kilometers high. In those rare cases where heroic measures may be justified to protect a city in the path of a major tornado, some possible control measures are discussed in terms of the electrical heating mechanism.

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