The impact of climate change on hailstorms in Southeastern Australia

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1933-1952

  Niall, Stephanie ^a   Walsh, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Climate change; Global warming; Hail

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STORMS;

AUSTRALIA; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION; CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL; HAILSTORMS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP DAMAGE; GLOBAL WARMING; HAIL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 28144462423     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1233     Document Type: Article

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