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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
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CNRM (Météo-France & CNRS), 42 avenue G. Coriolis 31057 Toulouse, CÉDEX, France
Fanny Duffourg
CSG (CNES & Agence spatiale europeenne), SDO/AM/MTO, 97387 Kourou,
CEDEX, Guyane, France
Maxime Martinet
CNRM (Météo-France & CNRS), 42 avenue G. Coriolis 31057 Toulouse, CÉDEX, France
Véronique Ducrocq
CNRM (Météo-France & CNRS), 42 avenue G. Coriolis 31057 Toulouse, CÉDEX, France
Christine Lac
CNRM (Météo-France & CNRS), 42 avenue G. Coriolis 31057 Toulouse, CÉDEX, France
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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.
This present article demonstrates how numerical simulations with very high horizontal resolution...
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