HYMEX: A 10-year multidisciplinary program on the mediterranean water cycle

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1063-1082

  Drobinski, P ^a   Ducrocq, V ^b   Alpert, P ^c   Anagnostou, E ^d   Beranger K ^e   Borga, M ^f   Braud, I ^g   Chanzy, A ^h   Davolio, S ⁱ   Delrieu, G ^j   Estournel, C ^k   Filali Boubrahmi, N ^l   Font, J ^m   Grubisic V ^n,o   Gualdi, S ^p   Homar, V ^q   Ivancan Picek B ^r   Kottmeier, C ^s   Kotroni, V ^t   Lagouvardos, K ^t   Lionello, P ^u   Llasat, M C ^v   Ludwig, W ^w   Lutoff, C ^x   Mariotti, A ^y   Richard, E ^k   Romero, R ^q   Rotunno, R ^x   Roussot, O ^b   Ruin, I ^j   Somot, S ^b   Taupier Letage, I ^z   Tintor, J ^aa   Uijlenhoet, R ^ab   Wernli, H ^ac   more..

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e ENSTA PARISTECH   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^g CENTRE DE LYON VILLEURBANNE   (France)

^h CEMAGREF   (France)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^j LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^k LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

^l Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques Direction de la Météorologie Nationale   (Morocco)

^m INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

ⁿ NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^p ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^q UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^r METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL SERVICE   (Croatia)

^s KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^t NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^u UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^v UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^w University of Perpignan Via Domitia   (France)

^x Laboratoire PACTE   (France)

^y NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^z STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^aa INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^ab WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^ac Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; MANAGEMENT POLICY; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; MEDITERRANEAN WATERS; MESOSCALE FEATURES; MULTI DISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS;

FLOODS;

EID: 84907996087     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00242.1     Document Type: Article

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