Variation of Dry Days Since Last Rain (DDSLR) as a measure of dryness along a Mediterranean - Arid transect

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 658-665

  Aviad, Y ^a,b   Kutiel, H ^b   Lavee, H ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antecedent conditions; Climatic transect; Daily rainfall threshold (DRT); Dryness; Israel

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; RAINFALL; RAINSTORM; SOIL MOISTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 64649084795     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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