Relationships between lightning and rainfall intensities during rainy events in Cyprus

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 23, Issue , 2010, Pages 87-92

  Michaelides, S ^a   Savvidou, K ^a   Nicolaides, K ^a  

^a Meteorological Service of Cyprus   (Cyprus)

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EID: 79551692413     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-23-87-2010     Document Type: Article

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