Articles | Volume 15, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-2525-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-2525-2015
Review article
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20 Nov 2015
Review article |  | 20 Nov 2015

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

U. Dayan, K. Nissen, and U. Ulbrich

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This review discusses published studies analyzing the atmospheric conditions that induce extreme precipitation over the eastern and western Mediterranean regions. It presents a systematic description of the interlacing role of several atmospheric processes of different scales - local, meso, and synoptic - that enable the development of torrential rains.
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