Precipitation variability over the Mediterranean and its linkage with El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO)

Journal of Meteorology

Volumn 29, Issue 289, 2004, Pages 151-160

  Hasanean, H M ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 2142812522     PISSN: 03075966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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