Assessing sounding-derived parameters as storm predictors in different latitudes

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 446-456

  Sánchez, José Luis ^a   Marcos, José Luis ^a   Dessens, Jean ^b   López, Laura ^a   Bustos, Carlos ^c   García Ortega, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b ANELFA   (France)

^c Government of Mendoza   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Forecast; France; Hailstorms; Logistic regression model; South America; Spain

Indexed keywords

FORECAST; FRANCE; HAILSTORMS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODEL; SOUTH AMERICA; SPAIN;

ALARM SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THUNDERSTORMS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

HAIL; LATITUDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; THUNDERSTORM; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AQUITAINE; ARAGON; ARGENTINA; BORDEAUX; CASTILLA Y LEON; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GIRONDE; LEON [CASTILLA Y LEON]; MENDOZA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WESTERN EUROPE; ZARAGOZA;

EID: 67349226330     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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