Open AccessThe Cooch Behar -Assam Tornado of 19 April 1963
Author(s) -
KR SAHA
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v17i3.5736
Subject(s) - tornado , meteorology , vortex , geography , geology , environmental science , climatology
The physical, meteorological and kinematical aspects of a severe tornado that occurred in Coach Behar-Assam area on 19 April 1963 are studied in the present paper with the aid of available survey reports and meteorological data, It is e3tlmated that the pressure defect inside the tornado war about 100 millibars, the strength of the updraft was 165 knots, and the tangential velocity of rotation was 184 knows. The Vortex motion inside the evaluating tornado is discussed.