Precipitation variability in the Meuse basin in relation to atmospheric circulation

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 5-14

  Tu, M ^a   de Laat, P J M ^a   Hall, M J ^a   de Wit, M J M ^b  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b INST INLAND WATER MGMT WASTE W   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; Meuse basin; Precipitation variability

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATIONS; MEUSE BASIN; PRECIPITATION VARIABILITY;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BELGIUM; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LINEAR SYSTEM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVATION; PARAMETRIC TEST; PRECIPITATION; RECORDING; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEUSE BASIN; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 19044387934     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0096     Document Type: Article

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