SIMM: An integrated forecasting system for the Mediterranean area

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 337-350

  Speranza, Antonio ^a   Accadia, Christophe ^a,e   Mariani, Stefano ^b   Casaioli, Marco ^b   Tartaglione, Nazario ^a   Monacelli, Giuseppina ^b   Ruti, Paolo Michele ^c   Lavagnini, Alfredo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b Agenzia per la Protezione dell' Ambientale e per I Servizi Tecnici (APAT)   (Italy)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e EUMETSAT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coupled models; Forecast verification; Hydro meteorological and oceanic prediction; Mediterranean basin; POM; QBOLAM; Venice Lagoon FEM; WAM

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM MEASUREMENT;

COUPLED MODELS; FORECAST VERIFICATIONS; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; QBOLAM; VENICE LAGOON;

FORECASTING;

CATCHMENT; FORECASTING METHOD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 38349088060     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/met.34     Document Type: Article

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