Analyzing the genesis, intensity, and tracks of western Mediterranean cyclones

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 133-144

  Bartholy, Judit ^a   Pongrácz, Rita ^a   Pattantyús Ábrahám, Margit ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CYCLOGENESIS; CYCLONE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STORM TRACK; SUMMER; TREND ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST); SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 64749098677     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-008-0082-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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