Changes in temperature extremes over Italy in the last 44 years

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 733-745

  Toreti, Andrea ^a   Desiato, Franco ^a  

^a Agenzia per la Protezione dell'Ambiente e per i Servizi Tecnici   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italian climate; Temperature extremes; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; STATISTICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS; TROPICS;

COASTAL STATIONS; TREND ANALYSIS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 44349147829     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1576     Document Type: Article

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