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Wind gust estimation for Mid-European winter storms: towards a probabilistic view Cover

Wind gust estimation for Mid-European winter storms: towards a probabilistic view

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Volume 64 (2012): Issue 1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v64i0.17471 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
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Language: English
Page range: 17471 - 17471
Submitted on: May 25, 2011
Accepted on: Jan 9, 2012
Published on: Dec 1, 2012
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
windstorm,
wind gust estimation,
TKE,
COSMO-CLM,
probabilistic approach

© 2012 Kai Born, Patrick Ludwig, Joaquim G. Pinto, published by Stockholm University Press
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