A time-series analysis of the changing seasonality of precipitation in the British Isles and neighbouring areas

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 224, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 169-183

  Thompson, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amplitude; Annual; Britain; Cycle; Phase; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANNUAL PRECIPITATION CYCLE;

HYDROLOGY;

PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONALITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033536881     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(99)00129-8     Document Type: Article

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