Mediterranean cyclone characteristics related to precipitation occurrence in Crete, Greece

The characteristics of the cyclone tracks that caused precipitation events of variable intensity for the period 1979–2011 over the island of Crete are presented. The data set used for cyclone identification is the 0.5° × 0.5°, 30 years European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) ERA-...

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Main Authors: V. Iordanidou, A. G. Koutroulis, I. K. Tsanis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-08-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/15/1807/2015/nhess-15-1807-2015.pdf