Impact of horizontal diffusion, radiation and cloudiness parameterization schemes on fog forecasting in valleys

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-70

  Tudor, Martina ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL SERVICE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLOUD COVER; FOG; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 77955850670     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-010-0084-x     Document Type: Article

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