Small scale topography influence on the formation of three convective systems observed during COPS over the Vosges Mountains

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 395-411

  Planche, Céline ^a,b,c   Wobrock, Wolfram ^a,b   Flossmann, Andrea I ^a,b   Tridon, Frédéric ^a,b,d   Labbouz, Laurent ^a,b   Van Baelen, Joël ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulk microphysics; Cloud modelling; COPS; GPS tomography; Orography influence; VERA; Weather radar

Indexed keywords

BULK MICROPHYSICS; COPS; GPS TOMOGRAPHY; OROGRAPHY INFLUENCE; VERA;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; TOMOGRAPHY; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER VAPOR;

LANDFORMS;

AIRFLOW; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MOUNTAIN REGION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

FRANCE; VOSGES [(MNR) FRANCE];

EID: 84890941322     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2013/0402     Document Type: Article

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