The application of LEPS technique for Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) in Southern Italy

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-8

  Federico, S ^a,b   Avolio, E ^a,c   Bellecci, C ^a,c   Colacino, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FORECASTING METHOD; OROGRAPHY; PREDICTION;

CALABRIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646376469     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-7-1-2006     Document Type: Article

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