Some statistical characteristics of monthly and annual pluviometric irregularity for the Spanish mediterranean coast

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 79-97

  Lana, X ^a   Burgueno A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

SPAIN;

EID: 0034035608     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007040050006     Document Type: Article

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