Deep convection over Northern Italy: Synoptic and thermodynamic analysis

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 73-88

  Costa, S ^a   Mezzasalma, P ^a   Levizzani, V ^b   Alberoni, P P ^a,b   Nanni, S ^a  

^a ARPA Servizio Meteorologico Regionale   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep convection; Rainfall; Severe storms; Supercell storms; Synoptic scale meteorology; Tornado

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; SEVERE WEATHER; SUPERCELL; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS; TORNADO;

ITALY; PO VALLEY;

EID: 0034455297     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(00)00091-0     Document Type: Article

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