Monthly and annual statistical distributions of daily rainfall at the Fabra Observatory (Barcelona, NE Spain) for the years 1917-1999

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 57-75

  Burgueno, A ^a   Serra, C ^b   Lana, X ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BARCELONA [BARCELONA (PRV)]; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 1842683943     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-003-0020-9     Document Type: Article

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