Links between circulation and changes in the characteristics of Iberian rainfall

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 1593-1615

  Goodess, C M ^a   Jones, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circulation patterns; Daily rainfall; Extremes; NAO; Portugal; Regression analysis; Seasonal rainfall; Spain; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; PROBABILITY; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; RAINFALL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EUROPE;

EID: 0037112379     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.810     Document Type: Article

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