Changes in the water budget in the Baltic Sea drainage basin in future warmer climates as simulated by the regional climate model RCA3

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 114-124

  Kjellström, Erik ^a,b   Lind, Petter ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

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EID: 62149126271     PISSN: 12396095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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