NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF INTENSE PRECIPITATION IN MADEIRA ISLAND USING THE MESO-NH MODEL
Extreme orographic precipitation events are a common cause of natural hazards such as flash floods, landslides, and avalanches in mountainous regions (Roe, 2005), and may be caused by different mechanisms. Situated in the Subtropical Atlantic Ocean (32º 45' N and 17º 00'W), Figure 1, the M...
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10174/3231 |
Country: | Portugal |
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