Contribution of a mesoscale analysis to convection nowcasting

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 639-644

  Calas, C ^a   Ducrocq, V ^a   Senesi S ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MOUNTAIN REGION; PREDICTION;

EID: 0032468289     PISSN: 00791946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-1946(98)00101-3     Document Type: Article

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