Radar observations of precipitation and airflow on the Mediterranean side of the Alps: Autumn 1998 and 1999

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 127, Issue 578, 2001, Pages 2537-2558

  Houze R A , Jr ^a   James, C N ^a   Medina, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Map; Orographic precipitation

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; STORMS; VELOCITY; WIND EFFECTS;

FROUDE NUMBER;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

AIR FLOW; DOPPLER RADAR; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; WIND VELOCITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 0035488675     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.57803     Document Type: Article

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