Correlation between large-scale atmospheric fields and the olive pollen season in Central Italy

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 787-796

  Avolio, E ^a,b   Pasqualoni, L ^b   Federico, S ^a,b   Fornaciari, M ^d   Bonofiglio, T ^d   Orlandi, F ^d   Bellecci, C ^c   Romano, B ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediterranean cyclones; NAO; Olive pollen

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ITALY; OLIVE TREE; POLLEN; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OLEA; POLLEN; SEASONS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TEMPERATURE;

OLEA EUROPAEA; OLEACEAE;

EID: 54349125543     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-008-0172-5     Document Type: Article

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