The storm of October 21-22, 1994, over Greece: Observations and model results

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 26217-26226

  Lagouvardos, K ^a   Kotroni, V ^a   Dobricic, S ^a   Nickovic, S ^a   Kallos, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD FRONT; CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION; CSU-RAMS; GRID NESTING; MICROPHYSICS; MODEL; PRECIPITATION PATTERN; STORM;

GREECE;

EID: 0030406168     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01385     Document Type: Article

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