A limited area model intercomparison on the "Montserrat-2000" flash-flood event using statistical and deterministic methods

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 565-581

  Mariani, Stefano ^a   Casaioli, M ^a   Accadia, C ^a   Llasat, M C ^b   Pasi, F ^c   Davolio, S ^d   Elementi, M ^e   Ficca, G ^f   Romero, R ^g  

^a Agenzia per la Protezione dell'Ambiente e per i Servizi Tecnici   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Laboratorio Per La Meteorologia e La Modellistica Ambientale   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^e Agenzia Regionale Prevenzione e Ambiente dell'Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^f Servizio Agrometeorologico Regionale per la Sardegna   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLASH FLOOD; MODELING;

EID: 24344505024     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-5-565-2005     Document Type: Article

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