Modelling the extreme precipitation event over Madeira Island on 20 February 2010

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2437-2452

  Luna, T ^a   Rocha, A ^a   Carvalho, A C ^b   Ferreira, J A ^a   Sousa, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTREME EVENT; FLASH FLOOD; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; MODELING; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STORM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; MADEIRA; PORTUGAL;

EID: 80052858979     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-2437-2011     Document Type: Article

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