A study on cut-off low vertical structure and precipitation in the Mediterranean region

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 121-140

  Porcu F ^a   Carrassi, A ^a,b   Medaglia, C M ^c   Prodi, F ^a,b   Mugnai, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CYCLONE; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TROPOSPHERE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 34248637011     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-006-0224-5     Document Type: Article

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