High resolution simulations of an intense convective precipitation event

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 139-154

  Davolio, S ^a   Buzzi, A ^a   Malguzzi, P ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLASH FLOOD; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MASSIF CENTRAL; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847372901     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-006-0200-0     Document Type: Article

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