Analysis of the connection between precipitation and synoptic scale processes in the Eastern Mediterranean using self-organizing maps

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 273-278

  Schädler, Gerd ^a   Sasse, Rüdiger ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAPS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; WEATHER FORECASTING;

MAPPING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST); MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33745826937     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0105     Document Type: Article

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