Sensitivity of torrential rain events to the sea surface temperature based on high-resolution numerical forecasts

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Lebeaupin, Cindy ^a   Ducrocq, V ^a   Giordani, H ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FLOW INTERACTIONS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RAIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; JET; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL METHOD; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33750604801     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006541     Document Type: Article

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