Lightning and rain dynamic indices as predictors for flash floods events in the Mediterranean

The FLASH EU funded project aims to observe, analyze and model lightning activity in thunderstorms for use in short term forecasting of flash floods in the Mediterranean region. Two new indices, aimed to assess the potential for heavy precipitation and flash-floods, are proposed and evaluated. The f...

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Main Authors: N. Harats, B. Ziv, Y. Yair, V. Kotroni, U. Dayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-03-01
Series:Advances in Geosciences
Online Access:http://www.adv-geosci.net/23/57/2010/adgeo-23-57-2010.pdf