The Impact of Land–Atmosphere Interactions on the Benson, Minnesota, Tornado of 11 June 2001

On June 2001, a long-lived supercell produced an F2 tornado that struck the town of Benson MN. Here, Cheresnick and Basara investigate the role of land-atmosphere interactions during the event, with focus on low-level moisture, its origin, and the impact upon the local environment of the Benson stor...

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Published inBulletin of the American Meteorological Society Vol. 86; no. 5; pp. 637 - 642
Main Authors Cheresnick, Daniel R., Basara, Jeffrey B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston American Meteorological Society 01.05.2005
Subjects
Atmosphere
Atmospheric moisture
Climate models
Dew point
Environment
Evaporation
Moisture
Precipitation
Rain
Soil water
Storms
THE MAP ROOM
Thunderstorms
Tornadoes
Transpiration
Warm fronts
United States > US
Benson Minnesota
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Summary:On June 2001, a long-lived supercell produced an F2 tornado that struck the town of Benson MN. Here, Cheresnick and Basara investigate the role of land-atmosphere interactions during the event, with focus on low-level moisture, its origin, and the impact upon the local environment of the Benson storm.
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ISSN:0003-0007
1520-0477
DOI:10.1175/BAMS-86-5-637