Synoptic, thermodynamic and agroeconomic aspects of severe hail events in Cyprus

Hail is a hazardous weather element often accompanying a thunderstorm, as a result of either thermal instability or instability associated with baroclinic synoptic-scale systems (i.e. frontal depressions). Nevertheless, instability of any kind and thunderstorm activity does not always lead to the fo...

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Main Authors: S. C. Michaelides, K. Savvidou, K. A. Nicolaides, A. Orphanou, G. Photiou, C. Kannaouros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-05-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/8/461/2008/nhess-8-461-2008.pdf