Quantifying spatial patterns of bioclimatic zones and controls in Turkey

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 91, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 35-50

  Evrendilek, F ^a   Berberoglu, S ^b  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CLIMATIC REGION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; MODELING; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

AEGEAN SEA; ANATOLIA; BLACK SEA COAST [TURKEY]; EURASIA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TURKEY;

EID: 39449107562     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-006-0294-9     Document Type: Article

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