A calibration of the lamb airflow classification model to predict past precipitation in wales

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1397-1420

  Beaumont, Peter ^a   Hawksworth, Kents ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Areal mean precipitation; Coherent precipitation region; Lamb airflow classification; Modelling; Wales

Indexed keywords

AREAL MEAN PRECIPITATION; ATMOSPHERIC FLOW; LAMB AIRFLOW CLASSIFICATION; PRECIPITATION; REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERN;

UK, WALES;

EID: 0031462657     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0088(19971115)17:13<1397::aid-joc205>3.3.co;2-w     Document Type: Article

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