A multiscale approach for precipitation verification applied to the FORALPS case studies

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 16, Issue , 2008, Pages 3-9

  Lanciani, A ^a,b   Mariani, S ^b,c   Casaioli, M ^b   Accadia, C ^d   Tartaglione, N ^e  

^a CINFAI   (Italy)

^b Agency for Environmental Protection and Technical Services (APAT)   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^d EUMETSAT   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTION; FORECASTING METHOD; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 42149152746     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-16-3-2008     Document Type: Article

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