Interaction Of Petroleum Deposits To Atmosphere In Formation Of Tornadoes

GLOBAL CHANGES & MARINE GEOSCIENCES O12 - 03 INTERACTION OF PETROLEUM DEPOSITS TO ATMOSPHERE IN FORMATION OF TORNADOES Shuji Mori 3755 Mountview Rd. Columbus OH 43220 USA Summary Specific geophysical features such as oil and gas deposits may interact atmospheric environment. A deposit of petroleum or oil and gas seems to induce localized severe meteorological phenomena such as tornado upon a thunderstorm front passage over the deposits. Probability and statistic massive data reduction are demonstrated by employing continental U.S. proven oil and gas deposit distribution provided by DOE 1 and >40000 tornado occurrence recorded by NOAA 2 over decades to