Comparison between the large-scale environments of moderate and intense precipitating systems in the Mediterranean region

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 137, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3933-3959

  Funatsu, Beatriz M ^a   Claud, Chantal ^a   Chaboureau, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEANOGRAPHY; SOUNDING APPARATUS; SURFACE WATERS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND;

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNITS; CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; LARGE SCALE CONDITIONS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES; UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND VELOCITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 77649278344     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009MWR2922.1     Document Type: Article

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