Precipitation classification at mid-latitudes in terms of drop size distribution parameters

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 16, Issue , 2008, Pages 11-17

  Caracciolo, C ^a   Porcu F ^a   Prodi, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 42149153320     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-16-11-2008     Document Type: Article

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