Trend and correlation analysis of k-day extreme precipitation over Belgium

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 117-129

  Gellens, Daniel ^a  

^a ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; EXTREME EVENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TREND ANALYSIS;

BELGIUM;

EID: 0033912225     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007040070037     Document Type: Article

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