Modelling of orographic precipitation over Iberia: A springtime case study

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 25, Issue , 2010, Pages 103-110

  Costa, M J ^a   Salgado, R ^a   Santos, D ^a   Levizzani, V ^b   Bortoli, D ^a,b   Silva, A M ^a   Pinto, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^c Meteorological Institute   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPRING (SEASON);

IBERIAN PENINSULA; PORTUGAL; SPAIN;

EID: 78649746313     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-25-103-2010     Document Type: Article

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