Combined analysis of rainfall and lightning data produced by mesoscale systems in the central and eastern Mediterranean

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-63

  Katsanos, D ^a,b   Lagouvardos, K ^a   Kotroni, V ^a   Argiriou, A ^b  

^a NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Lightnings; Mediterranean storms; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

LIGHTNING; METEOROLOGY; RAIN GAGES; STORMS;

MEDITERRANEAN STORMS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

LIGHTNING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; RAINSTORM;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33845609236     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.01.012     Document Type: Article

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