Precipitation in Italy from 1833 to 1996

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 33-40

  Buffoni, Letizia ^a   Maugeri, Maurizio ^b,d   Nanni, Teresa ^c  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Fisica Generale Applicata   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d Ist di Fisica Generale Applicata   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE;

ITALY;

EID: 0032854987     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007040050089     Document Type: Article

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