Mechanisms of intense Alpine rainfall

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 1732-1749

  Rotunno, R ^a   Ferretti, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOODS; MOISTURE;

OROGRAPHIC RAINFALL;

RAIN;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL;

ALPS; EUROPE;

EID: 0035390249     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<1732:MOIAR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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