Temporal and spatial trends of temperature patterns in Israel

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 64, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 163-177

  Ben Gai, Tehilla ^b   Bitan, Avie ^b   Manes, Alexander ^a   Alpert, Pinhas ^b   Rubin, Sara ^a  

^a Israel Ministry of Transport and Road Safety   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TREND ANALYSIS;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0033393542     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007040050120     Document Type: Article

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