The impact of resolution and of MAP reanalysis on the simulations of heavy precipitation during MAP cases

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-97

  Buzzi, Andrea ^a   Davolio, Silvio ^a   D'Isidoro, Massimo ^a   Malguzzi, Piero ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

DATA ASSIMILATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 24344475001     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2004/0013-0091     Document Type: Article

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