Application of the MM5 and the analogous method to heavy rainfall event, the case of 16-18 October 2003 in Catalonia (NE Spain)

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages 313-319

  Altava Ortiz, V ^a   Barrera, A ^a   Llasat, M C ^a   Prat, M A ^a   Gibergans Baguena J ^b   Barnolas, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING METHOD; METEOROLOGY; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRESSURE GRADIENT; RAINFALL;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33646347657     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-7-313-2006     Document Type: Article

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