Spatiotemporal variability of tornadoes in the Czech Lands, 1801–2017

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216224:14310/19:00107171

Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00704-018-2553-y" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00704-018-2553-y</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00704-018-2553-y" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00704-018-2553-y</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Spatiotemporal variability of tornadoes in the Czech Lands, 1801–2017

Original language description

Tornadoes are severe, small-scale weather phenomena that may cause loss of human lives and give rise to great material damage on a local (regional) scale. Because of their limited spatial extent, they are usually seldom recorded in the standard network of meteorological stations and corresponding information has therefore to be gathered from various documentary sources (narrative sources, taxation data, newspapers, special reports, etc.). Qualitative description of such events over the territory of the Czech Lands (recently, the Czech Republic) has facilitated the creation of a database of tornadoes and the classification of them as “proven” or “probable” for the 1801–2017 period. A total of 367 tornadoes and 299 days with tornado have been detected. The temporal distribution of tornadoes is very non-regular and reflects the availability of documentary sources inspected and general public interest in them. Decades in which their frequency was highest were found in 2001–2010, 1931–1940 and 1921–1930. They occurred mainly in the summer months (70.3%) with a July maximum (28.1%). Moderate tornadoes (F1 on the Fujita scale) were the most frequent (41.7%). Uprooted fruit trees and damage to hop gardens and vineyards, together with considerable damage to structures or buildings destroyed, constituted the most common types of damage. At least 17 people were killed and more than 127 people injured during the 367 documented tornadoes. Seventeen tornadoes with F2–F3 and seven with F3 are listed and briefly characterised. Three F3 events from 11 May 1910, 20 April 1950 and 9 June 2004 are described in more detail. Results related to the spatiotemporal variability of tornadoes in the Czech Lands are further discussed from the viewpoint of data uncertainty and the broader European context.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10509 - Meteorology and atmospheric sciences

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

ISSN

0177-798X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

136

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3-4

Country of publishing house

AT - AUSTRIA

Number of pages

16

Pages from-to

1233-1248

UT code for WoS article

000467151000031

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85049592302