Louis J. Battan

Duration of Tornadoes

Statistics on tornado path lengths have been examined, and estimates are made of average path lengths and durations of individual tornadoes.

Referencing Practices in Cloud Physics

A review of the referencing practices in selected journals published in the United States, the Soviet Union, and England shows that cloud physicists rely to a great extent on material published in the native languages of the authors. This practice has persisted for more than two decades and demonstrates a degree of chauvinism not appropriate in a scientific discipline.