Mean, interannual variability and trends in a regional climate change experiment over Europe. I. Present-day climate (1961-1990)

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 733-756

  Giorgi, F ^a   Bi, X ^a   Pal, J S ^a  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 3142562529     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-004-0409-x     Document Type: Article

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