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Chapter 11

Moisture Sources and Large‐Scale Dynamics Associated With a Flash Flood Event

Margarida L. R. Liberato

Departamento de Engenharias, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Trás‐os‐Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.

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Alexandre M. Ramos

Instituto Dom Luiz, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.

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Ricardo M. Trigo

Departamento de Engenharias, Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal.

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Isabel F. Trigo

Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Lisbon, Portugal.

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Ana María Durán‐Quesada

Now at School of Physics and Center for Geophysical Research, University of Costa Rica, San Pedro, Costa Rica.

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Raquel Nieto

Environmental Physics Laboratory, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade de Vigo, Ourense, Spain.

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Luis Gimeno

Environmental Physics Laboratory, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade de Vigo, Ourense, Spain.

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First published: 01 January 2012
https://doi.org/10.1029/2012GM001244
Citations: 21
Book Series:Geophysical Monograph Series

Summary

The chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Data and Methodology

  • Flash Flood Event in the Region of Lisbon (November 1983)

  • Large‐Scale Atmospheric Conditions Associated with the Extratropical Cyclone Development

  • Moisture Sources, Sinks, and Transport

  • Summary and Concluding Remarks