Interannual variability and regional climate simulations

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 185-209

  Luthi D ^a   Cress, A ^a   Davies, H C ^a   Frei, C ^a   Schar C ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE SIMULATION; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; PRECIPITATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

ATLANTIC, (NORTHWEST); EUROPE;

EID: 0030432311     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00871736     Document Type: Article

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