Medicanes in an ocean–atmosphere coupled regional climate model

So-called medicanes (Mediterranean hurricanes) are meso-scale, marine, and warm-core Mediterranean cyclones that exhibit some similarities to tropical cyclones. The strong cyclonic winds associated with medicanes threaten the highly populated coastal areas around the Mediterranean basin. To reduce t...

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Main Authors: N. Akhtar, J. Brauch, A. Dobler, K. Béranger, B. Ahrens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-08-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/14/2189/2014/nhess-14-2189-2014.pdf