Conceptual framework for changes of extremes of the hydrological cycle with climate change

Climatic Change

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 327-339

  Trenberth, Kevin E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EXTREME EVENT; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE;

EID: 0032775782     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005488920935     Document Type: Article

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