Thunderstorm nowcasting by means of lightning and radar data: Algorithms and applications in northern Italy

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1187-1198

  Bonelli, P ^a   Marcacci, P ^a  

^a CESI RICERCA   (Italy)

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EID: 77951691966     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-8-1187-2008     Document Type: Article

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