Comparison of Eulerian and Lagrangian moisture source diagnostics - The flood event in eastern Europe in May 2010

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 6605-6619

  Winschall, A ^a   Pfahl, S ^a   Sodemann, H ^a   Wernli, H ^a  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOODING; HUMIDITY; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MOISTURE TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; POINT SOURCE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

EASTERN EUROPE;

EID: 84903710570     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-6605-2014     Document Type: Article

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