Changes in extreme wind speeds in NW Europe simulated by generalized linear models

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 83, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 121-137

  Yan, Zhongwei ^a,b   Bate, Steven ^c   Chandler, Richard E ^c   Isham, Valerie ^c   Wheater, Howard ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION; MODELING; WIND VELOCITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 28044434172     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-005-0156-x     Document Type: Article

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