Mesoscale circulations over complex terrain in the Valencia coastal region, Spain - Part 1: Simulation of diurnal circulation regimes

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1835-1849

  Perez Landa G ^a   Ciais, P ^b   Sanz, M J ^a   Gioli, B ^c   Miglietta, F ^c   Palau, J L ^a   Gangoiti, G ^d   Millan M M ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOMETEOROLOGY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

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EID: 39249085491     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-1835-2007     Document Type: Article

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