Analysis of mesoscale convective systems with hail precipitation

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 67-68, Issue , 2003, Pages 573-588

  Sanchez J L ^a   Fernandez M V ^a   Fernandez J T ^a   Tuduri, E ^b   Ramis, C ^c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas Y Ambientales   (Spain)

^b Ctr Meteorol de les Illes Balears ^*  (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hailstorms; Satellite images; Sounding variables

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; HAIL; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEVERE WEATHER; THUNDERSTORM;

CATALONIA; EBRO VALLEY; SPAIN;

EID: 0141626416     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(03)00074-7     Document Type: Article

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