Spatio-temporal patterns of seasonal rainfall in Spain (1912-2000) using cluster and principal component analysis: Comparison

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1435-1448

  Munoz Diaz D ^a   Rodrigo, F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (climatology; precipitation; general or miscellaneous)

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 2442444280     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-1435-2004     Document Type: Article

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