Overview of the first HyMeX Special Observation Period over Italy: Observations and model results

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1953-1977

  Ferretti, R ^a   Pichelli, E ^a   Gentile, S ^a   Maiello, I ^a   Cimini, D ^a,b   Davolio, S ^c   Miglietta, M M ^c   Panegrossi, G ^c   Baldini, L ^c   Pasi, F ^d,h   Marzano, F S ^a,e   Zinzi, A ^f   Mariani, S ^g   Casaioli, M ^g   Bartolini, G ^h   Loglisci, N ⁱ   Montani, A ^j   Marsigli, C ^j   Manzato, A ^k   Pucillo, A ^k   Ferrario, M E ^l   Colaiuda, V ^a   Rotunno, R ^m   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE OF BIOMETEOROLOGY   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^g INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^h LaMMA Consortium   (Italy)

ⁱ ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

^j ARPA Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^k ARPA OSMER Friuli Venezia Giulia   (Italy)

^l ARPA Veneto   (Italy)

^m NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING;

HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; INTENSIVE OBSERVATION PERIODS; METEOROLOGICAL MONITORING; MONITORING AND ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS; OPERATIONAL COMMUNITY; WEATHER FORECAST MODELS; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ITALY;

EID: 84906738331     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-1953-2014     Document Type: Review

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