Rainfall regime uncertainty (RRU) in an Eastern Mediterranean region - A methodological approach

Israel Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 47-63

  Paz, Shlomit ^a   Kutiel, Haim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; RAINFALL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 0142218326     PISSN: 00212164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/J8DJ-7VJC-CTD1-ME3H     Document Type: Article

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