Rainfall distribution over Central and Southern Israel induced by large-scale moisture flux

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1063-1075

  Isakson, A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; MOISTURE FLUX; MOUNTAIN RANGE; OROGRAPHY; RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION; SEA SURFACE EVAPORATION;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0030437353     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<1063:RDOCAS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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