Analysis and hindcast simulations of an extreme rainfall event in the Mediterranean area: The Genoa 2011 case

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 138, Issue , 2014, Pages 13-29

  Fiori, E ^a   Comellas, A ^a,c   Molini, L ^a   Rebora, N ^a   Siccardi, F ^a,c   Gochis, D J ^d   Tanelli, S ^b   Parodi, A ^a  

^a CIMA Research Foundation   (Italy)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep convection; Flash flood; Numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED RESEARCHES; DEEP CONVECTION; FLASH FLOOD; FORECASTING MODELING; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; LARGE SCALE WEATHER SYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; MICROPHYSICAL PARAMETERS;

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; NUMERICAL MODELS; RAIN;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; EXTREME EVENT; FLASH FLOOD; HINDCASTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SATELLITE DATA; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FRANCE; GENOA; GENOVA; ITALY; LIGURIA; LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84887919544     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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