Quantifying uncertainties in precipitation: A case study from Greece

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 16, Issue , 2008, Pages 19-26

  Anagnostopoulou, C ^a,b   Tolika, K ^a,b   Maheras, P ^a,b   Reiser, H ^c   Kutiel, H ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 42149123265     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-16-19-2008     Document Type: Article

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