A case of convection development over the western Mediterranean Sea: A study through numerical simulations

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 169-188

  Homar, V ^a   Ramis, C ^a   Romero, R ^a   Alonso, S ^a,b   Garcia Moya J A ^c   Alarcon M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^c Inst Nac de Meteorología ^*  (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

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EID: 0033475581     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007030050054     Document Type: Article

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