Mediterranean hurricanes: Large-scale environment and convective and precipitating areas from satellite microwave observations

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2199-2213

  Claud, C ^a   Alhammoud, B ^a   Funatsu, B M ^a   Chaboureau, J P ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

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EID: 79957954393     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-10-2199-2010     Document Type: Article

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