Diagnostic study of a high-precipitation event in the Western Mediterranean: adequacy of current operational networks

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 142, Issue , 2016, Pages 72-85

  Khodayar, S ^a   Raff, F ^a   Kalthoff, N ^a   Bock, O ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

atmospheric water vapour; convergence; high impact weather; HyMeX; instability

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; GAGES; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; LIGHTNING; MOISTURE; PLASMA STABILITY; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; REMOTE SENSING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC WATER; CONVERGENCE; HIGH IMPACT; HYMEX; INTENSIVE OBSERVATION PERIODS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; FLASH FLOOD; GPS; INSTABILITY; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REMOTE SENSING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR; WIND;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84940209771     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2600     Document Type: Article

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