Hectometric-scale simulations of a Mediterranean heavy-precipitation event during the Hydrological cycle in the Mediterranean Experiment (HyMeX) first Special Observation Period (SOP1)

Nuissier, Olivier; Duffourg, Fanny; Martinet, Maxime; Ducrocq, Véronique; Lac, Christine

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14649-2020

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Hydrological cycle in the Mediterranean (ACP/AMT/GMD/HESS/NHESS/OS...

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01 Dec 2020

Research article |

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Hectometric-scale simulations of a Mediterranean heavy-precipitation event during the Hydrological cycle in the Mediterranean Experiment (HyMeX) first Special Observation Period (SOP1)

Olivier Nuissier, Fanny Duffourg, Maxime Martinet, Véronique Ducrocq, and Christine Lac

Data sets

Time-lapse video of the Intense Observation Period (IOP) 16a case study O. Nuissier https://doi.org/10.6096/mistrals-hymex.1540

Video supplement

Time-lapse video of the Intense Observation Period (IOP) 16a case study O. Nuissier https://doi.org/10.6096/mistrals-hymex.1540

Short summary

This present article demonstrates how numerical simulations with very high horizontal resolution (150 m) can contribute to better understanding the key physical processes (turbulence and microphysics) that lead to Mediterranean heavy precipitation.