Trends in precipitation concentration and extremes in the Mediterranean Penedès-Anoia region, NE Spain

Climatic Change

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 457-474

  Ramos, M C ^a   Martinez Casasnovas J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EROSION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

DRY PERIOD; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE; PRECIPITATION CONCENTRATION; RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AUTUMN; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; EROSION RATE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; WINTER;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33744961952     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-006-3458-9     Document Type: Article

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