Modeling microphysical signatures of extreme events in the western mediterranean to provide a basis for diagnosing precipitation from space

Advances in Global Change Research

Volumn 28, Issue , 2007, Pages 535-547

  Medaglia, Carlo M ^a   Panegrossi, Giulia ^b   Dietrich, Stefano ^a   Mugnai, Alberto ^a   Smith, Eric A ^c   Tripoli, Gregory J ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Land Breeze; Mediterranean Basin; Potential Vorticity; Tropical Rainfall Measure Mission; Vortex Sheet

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893851366     PISSN: 15740919     EISSN: 22151621     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5835-6_42     Document Type: Chapter

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