High resolution numerical study of the Algiers 2001 flash flood: Sensitivity to the upper-level potential vorticity anomaly

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages 251-257

  Argence, S ^a   Lambert, D ^a   Richard, E ^a   Sohne N ^a   Chaboureau, J P ^a   Crepin F ^b   Arbogast, P ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^c MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CYCLOGENESIS; FORECASTING METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

AFRICA; ALGERIA; ALGIERS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 33646375973     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-7-251-2006     Document Type: Review

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