Reviews and perspectives of high impact atmospheric processes in the Mediterranean

S Michaelides, T Karacostas, JL Sánchez, A Retalis… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Mediterranean region is a unique area characterized by a large spectrum of
atmospheric phenomena, some of which have a high impact on many aspects of human …

MEDEX: a general overview

A Jansa, P Alpert, P Arbogast, A Buzzi… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2014 - nhess.copernicus.org
The general objective of the international MEDiterranean EXperiment (MEDEX) was the
better understanding and forecasting of cyclones that produce high impact weather in the …

Atmospheric conditions inducing extreme precipitation over the eastern and western Mediterranean

U Dayan, K Nissen, U Ulbrich - Natural Hazards and Earth …, 2015 - nhess.copernicus.org
This review discusses published studies of heavy rainfall events over the Mediterranean
Basin, combining them in a more general picture of the dynamic and thermodynamic factors …

Lightning occurrence in relation with elevation, terrain slope, and vegetation cover in the Mediterranean

V Kotroni, K Lagouvardos - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
In the frame of this paper, 1‐year of lightning data from the experimental network ZEUS
operated by National Observatory of Athens is analyzed. The area of interest is the …

The dynamical structure of intense Mediterranean cyclones

E Flaounas, S Raveh-Rubin, H Wernli, P Drobinski… - Climate Dynamics, 2015 - Springer
This paper presents and analyzes the three-dimensional dynamical structure of intense
Mediterranean cyclones. The analysis is based on a composite approach of the 200 most …

Flood prioritization of basins based on geomorphometric properties using principal component analysis, morphometric analysis and Redvan's priority methods: A case …

R Ghasemlounia, M Utlu - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
Flood events in the Harşit River Basin, which is located in the Eastern Black Sea Region and
actively experienced one of the most flood events in Turkey, were discussed based on …

[PDF][PDF] Utilization and uncertainties of satellite precipitation data in flash flood hydrological analysis in ungauged watersheds

M Sapountzis, A Kastridis, AP Kazamias… - Glob. Nest …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Aim of the study is to examine the potential utilization of satellite precipitation data to
estimate the peak discharges of flash floods in ungauged Mediterranean watersheds …

The effects of climate change on historical and future extreme rainfall in Antalya, Turkey

AG Yilmaz - Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
There is increasing concern that flood risk will be exacerbated in Antalya, Turkey as a result
of global-warming-induced, more frequent and intensive, heavy rainfalls. In this paper, first …

Identification and climatology of cut‐off lows near the tropopause

R Nieto, M Sprenger, H Wernli… - Annals of the New …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Cut‐off low pressure systems (COLs) are defined as closed lows in the upper troposphere
that have become completely detached from the main westerly current. These slow‐moving …

Use of the GPM constellation for monitoring heavy precipitation events over the Mediterranean region

G Panegrossi, D Casella, S Dietrich… - IEEE Journal of …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Precipitation retrievals exploiting the available passive microwave (PMW) observations by
cross-track and conically scanning satellite-borne radiometers in the Global Precipitation …