Extreme precipitation related to circulation types for four case studies over the Eastern Mediterranean

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 12, Issue , 2007, Pages 87-93

  Tolika, K ^a   Anagnostopoulou, Chr ^a   Maheras, P ^a   Kutiel, H ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CIRCULATION; CYCLONE; GEOPOTENTIAL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 34547828202     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-12-87-2007     Document Type: Article

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