Extreme fall 2014 precipitation in the Cévennes mountains

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2015, Pages S56-S60

  Vautard, R ^a   Van Oldenborgh, G J ^b   Thao, S ^c   Dubuisson, B ^d   Lenderink, G ^b   Ribes, A ^c   Planton, S ^c   Soubeyroux, J M ^d   Yiou, P ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^c National Centre for Meteorological Research Research Group of Atmospheric Meteorology (CNRMGAME)   (France)

^d MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; METEOROLOGY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84955443200     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-15-00088.1     Document Type: Review

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