Rainfall trends in arid and semi-arid regions of Iran

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 344-355

  Modarres, Reza ^a   de Paulo Rodrigues da Silva, Vicente ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Mann Kendall test; Nonparametric methods; Rainy days

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; ARID REGION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE VARIATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID REGION; TIME SERIES;

ASIA; ESFAHAN [IRAN]; EURASIA; IRAN; KASHAN; KHORASAN; MIDDLE EAST; SABZEVAR; SISTAN VA BALUCHESTAN; TORBAT-E HEYDARIYEH; ZAHEDAN;

EID: 34147207843     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.12.024     Document Type: Article

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