Detection and thermal description of medicanes from numerical simulation

Tropical-like cyclones rarely affect the Mediterranean region but they can produce strong winds and heavy precipitations. These warm-core cyclones, called MEDICANES (MEDIterranean hurriCANES), are small in size, develop over the sea and are infrequent. For these reasons, the detection and forecast o...

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Main Authors: M. A. Picornell, J. Campins, A. Jansà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-05-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/14/1059/2014/nhess-14-1059-2014.pdf