Numerical simulation and sensitivity study of a severe hailstorm in northeast Spain

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 225-241

  Garcia Ortega E ^a   Fita, L ^b   Romero, R ^b   Lopez L ^a   Ramis, C ^b   Sanchez J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hail; MM5 simulation; Radar; Severe storm

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; STORMS; WIND;

HAILSTORM; TOPOGRAPHY;

METEOROLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAIL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; STORM; TROUGH;

EBRO VALLEY; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33846573866     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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