Detection of statistically significant trends in the summer precipitation of mainland Spain

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-53

  Mosmann, V ^a   Castro, A ^b   Fraile, R ^b   Dessens, J ^c   Sanchez J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas Y Ambientales   (Spain)

^c LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Precipitation; Summer precipitation; Trends

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TREND ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 1842556050     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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