Characteristics of 2-D convective structures in Catalonia (NE Spain): An analysis using radar data and GIS

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 129-139

  Barnolas, M ^a,b   Rigo, T ^b   Llasat, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya C Berlin   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; GIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RAINFALL; SATELLITE DATA; SIMULATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 76149093187     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-14-129-2010     Document Type: Article

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