A point hailfall classification based on hailpad measurements: The ANELFA scale

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 132-139

  Dessens, J ^a   Berthet, C ^a   Sanchez, J L ^b  

^a Association Nationale d'Etude et de Lutte contre les Fléaux Atmosphériques   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

ANELFA scale; Hail intensity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS; TORNADOES;

HAILFALL CLASSIFICATION; HAILFALL INTENSITY; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; HAIL; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; TORNADO;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

COLUMBA; JUGLANS; PISUM SATIVUM; VITIS SP.;

EID: 33846579219     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.02.029     Document Type: Article

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