Trends in precipitation variability: Prague (the Czech Republic)

Climatic Change

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 151-170

  Bodri, L ^a   Cermak, V ^b   Kresl, M ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDROLOGY;

GREENHOUSE GASES; QUASI-DECADAL OSCILLATION; VARIABILITY PATTERNS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

DECADAL VARIATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PRAGUE; WORLD;

EID: 26444483899     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-005-5370-0     Document Type: Article

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