Deficit and surplus of precipitation as a continuous function of time

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 197-200

  Radinovic D ^a   Curic M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; WET SEASON;

EID: 69049092649     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-009-0104-2     Document Type: Article

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