Spatial distribution of rainfall trends in Sicily (1921-2000)

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 31, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 1201-1211

  Cannarozzo, M ^a   Noto, L V ^a   Viola, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climatic change; Rainfall; Spatial analysis; Trend detection

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTIMATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; INTERPOLATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER RESOURCES;

SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TREND DETECTION;

RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GLOBAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TREND ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751528635     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.03.022     Document Type: Article

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