Characterization of a Mediterranean flash flood event using rain gauges, radar, GIS and lightning data

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 17, Issue , 2008, Pages 35-41

  Barnolas, M ^a   Atencia, A ^a   Llasat, M C ^a   Rigo, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLASH FLOOD; GIS; LIGHTNING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR; RAINGAUGE; THUNDERSTORM;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 46249115414     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-17-35-2008     Document Type: Article

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