Origin of the water vapor responsible for the European extreme rainfalls of August 2002: 1. High-resolution simulations and tracking of air masses

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 21, 2011, Pages

  Gangoiti, G ^a   De Cámara, E Sáez ^a   Alonso, L ^a   Navazo, M ^a   Gomez M C ^a   Iza, J ^a   Garcia J A ^a   Ilardia, J L ^a   Millan M M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; GAGES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RAIN; STORMS;

ADRIATIC SEA; AIR MASS; BLACK SEA; CENTRAL EUROPE; CONVERGENCE REGION; EASTERN EUROPE; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; EXTREME RAINFALL; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; ITALIAN PENINSULA; MARINE SOURCES; MODELING SYSTEMS; MOISTURE ACCUMULATION; NORTH-ATLANTIC; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; PRECIPITATION EPISODES; RAIN GAUGES; RAMS-HYPACT; REGIONAL MODELING; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; WIDE AREA; WIND PROFILER;

WATER VAPOR;

AIR MASS; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MODIS; MOISTURE FLUX; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROFILER; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; WATER VAPOR;

BLACK SEA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

EID: 80755180939     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015530     Document Type: Article

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