Two cases of severe weather in Catalonia (Spain): an observational study

@article{Ramis1997TwoCO,
  title={Two cases of severe weather in Catalonia (Spain): an observational study},
  author={Clemente Ramis and Joan Ar{\'u}s and Jos{\'e} Manuel L{\'o}pez and Antoni Mestres},
  journal={Meteorological Applications},
  year={1997},
  volume={4}
}
Surface observations, satellite and radar imagery and cloud-to-ground lightning data are used in an observational study of two cases that produced severe weather in Catalonia (Spain. [] Key Result In this case the convection was almost stationary and no clear signatures of severe weather can be identified from available satellite and radar imagery. Copyright © 1997 Royal Meteorological Society
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