Origin of winter precipitation in the central coastal lowlands of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-115

  Barth, Hans Jörg ^a   Steinkohl, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate; Iran; Low pressure systems; Middle East; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; WINTER;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 1342332741     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(03)00091-0     Document Type: Article

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