The 14 July 2001 hailstorm in northeastern Spain: Diagnosis of the meteorological situation

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 67-68, Issue , 2003, Pages 541-558

  Tuduri E ^a,b   Romero, R ^b   Lopez L ^c   Garcia E ^c   Sanchez J L ^c   Ramis, C ^b  

^a National Institute of Meteorology   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hail; Remote sensing; Thunderstorm

Indexed keywords

COLD FRONT; HAIL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REMOTE SENSING; SEVERE WEATHER; THUNDERSTORM;

CATALONIA; EBRO VALLEY; SPAIN;

EID: 0141849886     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(03)00072-3     Document Type: Article

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