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RISEvaluation of MM5 High-Resolution Real-Time Forecasts over the Urban Area of Athens, Greece
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In this paper the fifth-generation Pennsylvania State University?National Center for Atmospheric Research Mesoscale Model (MM5) forecast skill over an area of complex terrain is evaluated. Namely, the model is verified ...
Storms and Lightning Activity in Greece during the Warm Periods of 2003–06
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Lightning activity over Greece during the warm season (May?September) of the years 2003?06 is investigated in relation to the synoptic meteorological conditions that prevailed in the region. The study is based on the use ...
Numerical Simulations of the Meteorological and Dispersion Conditions during an Air Pollution Episode over Athens, Greece
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In this study a summer air pollution episode from 6 to 8 August 1994 over Athens, Greece, is investigated through advanced atmospheric modeling. This episode was reported from the air quality monitoring network, as well ...
The Relationship of Lightning Activity with Microwave Brightness Temperatures and Spaceborne Radar Reflectivity Profiles in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In this paper, the relationship of lightning activity in the central and eastern Mediterranean with the 85-GHz polarization-corrected temperature (PCT) and radar reflectivity provided by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring ...
The Antalya 5 December 2002 Storm: Observations and Model Analysis
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In the frame of this work, the storm that occurred on 5 December 2002 in Antalya, located on the southwestern Mediterranean Sea coast of Turkey, is analyzed. More than 230 mm of 24-h-accumulated rainfall have been reported ...
The Meteorological Model BOLAM at the National Observatory of Athens: Assessment of Two-Year Operational Use
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Since November 1999, the hydrostatic meteorological Bologna Limited-Area Model (BOLAM) has been running operationally at the National Observatory of Athens. The assessment of the model forecast skill during the 2-yr period ...
HyMeX: A 10-Year Multidisciplinary Program on the Mediterranean Water Cycle
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: erranean countries are experiencing important challenges related to the water cycle, including water shortages and floods, extreme winds, and ice/snow storms, that impact critically the socioeconomic vitality in the area ...