Diagnosis and numerical simulation of a torrential precipitation event in Catalonia (Spain)

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-21

  Ramis, C ^a   Romero, R ^a   Homar, V ^a   Alonso, S ^a   Alarcon M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

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EID: 0032276069     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01025180     Document Type: Article

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