Diurnal and seasonal characteristics of precipitation at an upland site in Scotland

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 587-598

  Svensson, Cecilia ^a   Jakob, Dörte ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diurnal distribution; Katabatic winds; Orographic enhancement; Precipitation; Scotland; Statistical methods for directional data; Wind

Indexed keywords

LIGHT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STATISTICAL METHODS; TOPOLOGY;

AIRFLOWS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

DIURNAL VARIATION; KATABATIC FLOW; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; UPLAND REGION; WIND FIELD;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036541754     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.674     Document Type: Article

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