Statistical analysis and modelling of weather radar beam propagation conditions in the po Valley (Italy)

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 303-314

  Fornasiero, A ^a,b   Alberoni, P P ^a   Bech, J ^c,d  

^a Arpa Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^b Centro di Ricerca Interuniversitario in Monitoraggio Ambientale   (Italy)

^c Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya C Berlin   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 33746669350     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-6-303-2006     Document Type: Article

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