Influence of the El Niño-Southern oscillation on the probability of dry and wet seasons in Spain

Climate Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Munoz Diaz D ^a   Rodrigo, F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ENSO; Extreme events; Seasonal rainfall; Spain

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; DRY SEASON; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EXTREME EVENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; WET SEASON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 30444455488     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr030001     Document Type: Article

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