Recent near-surface wind changes in the central Mediterranean and Adriatic areas

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 963-973

  Pirazzoli, Paolo Antonio ^a   Tomasin, Alberto ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic; Global change; Linear regression analysis; Mediterranean; NAO index; Temperature; Wind variability

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WIND;

WIND DIRECTION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURFACE WIND; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 0038603840     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.925     Document Type: Article

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