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Northern Tornadoes Project. Northern Tornadoes Flyover Project: Summary Technical Report Of The Year 1 Pilot Study, Gregory A. Kopp, Emilio S. Hong, David Sills, Joanne Kennell Jan 2018

Northern Tornadoes Project. Northern Tornadoes Flyover Project: Summary Technical Report Of The Year 1 Pilot Study, Gregory A. Kopp, Emilio S. Hong, David Sills, Joanne Kennell

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Northern Tornadoes Flyover Project: Summary Technical Report of the Year 1 Pilot Study

Gregory A. Kopp, Emilio Hong and Joanne Kennell Faculty of Engineering, University of Western Ontario

David Sills Environment and Climate Change Canada

12 January 2018

The objectives of the Year 1 Pilot Study were to (i) develop a methodology for determining tornado occurrence in Northern Ontario, and (ii) obtain research quality data for at least one event. Because of the isolation of many regions, the approach assumed the use of radar data analysis combined with aerial surveys. These objectives were achieved. Aerial surveys were conducted for …