Synoptic conditions of snow occurrence in Budapest

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-45

  Bednorz, Ewa ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; SNOW;

AIR MASS; AIRFLOW; CLEAR SKY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMIDITY; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; LOW TEMPERATURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW COVER; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WARM FRONT;

BUDAPEST; CARPATHIAN BASIN; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

EID: 42949112507     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2008/0262     Document Type: Article

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