Human contribution to the European heatwave of 2003

Nature

Volumn 432, Issue 7017, 2004, Pages 610-614

  Stott, Peter A ^a   Stone, D A ^b   Allen, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GASES; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEAT RADIATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

GREENHOUSE GASES; HEATWAVES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; HUMAN ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREENHOUSE; HEAT; HEAT WAVE; HUMAN; ITALY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; EUROPE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEAT; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MORTALITY; RISK; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; WEATHER;

EID: 10344259103     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03089     Document Type: Article

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