Development and propagation of severe thunderstorms in the Upper Danube catchment area: Towards an integrated nowcasting and forecasting system using real-time data and high-resolution simulations

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 211-227

  Tafferner, Arnold ^a   Forster, C ^a   Hagen, M ^a   Keil, C ^a   Zinner, T ^a   Volkert, H ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; LIGHTNING; NOWCASTING; RADAR; REAL TIME; SIMULATION; THUNDERSTORM; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ALPS; DANUBE VALLEY; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 55649122541     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-008-0322-7     Document Type: Article

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