Analyzing coastal precipitation using TRMM observations

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 13201-13217

  Heiblum, R H ^a   Koren, I ^a   Altaratz, O ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CONVERGENCE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LAND BREEZE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEA BREEZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WINTER;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

EID: 84055212170     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-13201-2011     Document Type: Article

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