Review Article: Atmospheric conditions inducing extreme precipitation over the eastern and western Mediterranean

This review discusses published studies of heavy rainfall events over the Mediterranean Basin, combining them in a more general picture of the dynamic and thermodynamic factors and processes that produce heavy rain storms. It distinguishes the western and eastern Mediterranean in order to point out...

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Main Authors: U. Dayan, K. Nissen, U. Ulbrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-11-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/15/2525/2015/nhess-15-2525-2015.pdf