Application of a limited-area short-range ensemble forecast system to a case of heavy rainfall in the Mediterranean region

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 566-581

  Chessa, Piero A ^a   Ficca, G ^a   Marrocu, M ^b   Buizza, R ^c  

^a Servizio Agrometeorologico Regionale per la Sardegna   (Italy)

^b CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Italy)

^c European Centre for Meadium Range Weather Forecasts   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; METEOROLOGY; RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FORECAST SYSTEM; METEOROLOGICAL FORECASTING;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

FORECASTING METHOD; RAINFALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERE WEATHER; WARNING SYSTEM; WEATHER FORECASTING;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 3142749836     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(2004)019<0566:AOALSE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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