Characteristics of some frontal stratiform precipitation events south of the alpine chain during MAP

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 197-218

  Pradier, Stephanie ^a   Chong, Michel ^a   Roux, Frank ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; FRONTAL FEATURE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LAKE MAGGIORE; WORLD;

EID: 11244338017     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-003-0049-4     Document Type: Article

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