Sensitivity of a mesoscale model to different convective parameterization schemes in a heavy rain event

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 343-357

  Gomez I ^a   Pastor, F ^a   Estrela, M J ^b  

^a FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; FLASH FLOOD; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 79851477625     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-343-2011     Document Type: Article

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