Characterization of a Mediterranean flash flood event using rain gauges, radar, GIS and lightning data
Flash flood events are very common in Catalonia, generating a high impact on society, including losses in life almost every year. They are produced by the overflowing of ephemeral rivers in narrow and steep basins close to the sea. This kind of floods is associated with convective events producing h...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2008-06-01
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Series: | Advances in Geosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.adv-geosci.net/17/35/2008/adgeo-17-35-2008.pdf |