High-resolution non-hydrostatic simulations of flash-flood episodes with grid-nesting and ice-phase parameterization

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 2-4, 2000, Pages 203-221

  Stein, Joel ^a   Richard, Evelyne ^b   Lafore, Jean Pierre ^a   Pinty, Jean Pierre ^b   Asencio, Nicole ^a   Cosma, Stephanie ^b  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

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EID: 0034353972     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007030050016     Document Type: Article

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