A four year (2007-2010) analysis of long-lasting deep convective systems in the Mediterranean basin

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 123, Issue , 2013, Pages 151-166

  Melani, S ^a,b   Pasi, F ^a,b   Gozzini, B ^a,b   Ortolani, A ^a,b  

^a LaMMA Consortium   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep convective systems; Mediterranean basin; Satellite imagery; Severe weather reports; Synoptic precursors

Indexed keywords

850-HPA; BALEARIC ISLANDS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONVECTIVE EVENTS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; EARLY DECISION; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; HORIZONTAL WINDS; LOCAL MAXIMUM; LONG LASTING; LOW LEVEL; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METEOSAT SECOND GENERATIONS; NOWCASTING; PRECIPITABLE WATER; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SEVERE WEATHER; SYNOPTIC PRECURSORS; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

DAMAGE DETECTION; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE MODELING; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; METEOSAT; SATELLITE DATA; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TROPOPAUSE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84874349202     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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