Study of a heavy precipitation event over southern france, in the frame of HYMEX project: Observational analysis and model results using assimilation of lightning

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 134, Issue , 2013, Pages 45-55

  Lagouvardos, K ^a   Kotroni, V ^a   Defer, E ^b   Bousquet, O ^c  

^a NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

Convection; HYMEX; Lightning assimilation

Indexed keywords

HEAVY PRECIPITATION; HYMEX; INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS; MODEL SIMULATION; NONHYDROSTATIC MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION EPISODES; VERY HIGH RESOLUTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; RADAR STATIONS;

LIGHTNING;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIGHTNING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); WEATHER FORECASTING;

FRANCE;

EID: 84883002464     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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