Analysis of an intense bora event in the Adriatic area

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 323-337

  Cesini, D ^a   Morelli, S ^a   Parmiggiani, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WIND FIELD;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 2442713746     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-4-323-2004     Document Type: Article

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