Space-time variability of the rainfall over the western Mediterranean region: A statistical analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 8448-8459

  Rysman, J F ^a   Verrier, S ^b,c   Lemaitre Y ^b   Moreau, E ^d  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^d NOVIMET   (France)

Author keywords

Mediterranean region; meteorological processes; rainfall; scaling; statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORMS;

ANISOTROPIC COEFFICIENTS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUMERICAL WEATHER MODEL; SCALING; SPACE-TIME VARIABILITY; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; TEMPORAL DECORRELATION;

RAIN;

MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADAR; RAINFALL; SCALE EFFECT; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84884132466     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50656     Document Type: Article

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