Predictability of prototype flash flood events in the Western Mediterranean under uncertainties of the precursor upper-level disturbance

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages 55-63

  Romero, R ^a   Martin A ^a   Homar, V ^a   Alonso, S ^a   Ramis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOGENESIS; FLASH FLOOD; PREDICTION; WEATHER;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

EID: 33646355189     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-7-55-2006     Document Type: Article

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