Trends in rainfall indices for six Australian regions: 1910-2005

Australian Meteorological Magazine

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 223-239

  Gallant, Ailie J E ^a   Hennessy, Kevin J ^b   Risbey, James ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING (SEASON); TREND ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 47249165635     PISSN: 00049743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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