The 18 June 1997 companion supercells: Multiparametric Doppler radar analysis

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 101-120

  Alberoni, P P ^a,b,e   Levizzani, V ^b   Watson, R J ^c,d   Holt, A R ^d   Costa, S ^a,e   Mezzasalma, P ^a,e   Nanni, S ^a,e  

^a ARPA Servizio Meteorologico Regionale   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^e ARPA   (Italy)

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EID: 0034354609     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007030070018     Document Type: Article

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