Climatic trends in Israel 1970-2002: Warmer and increasing aridity inland

Climatic Change

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-77

  Kafle, Hemu Kharel ^a   Bruins, Hendrik J ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; AVERAGE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; CLIMATIC TRENDS; COASTAL PLAIN; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; THREE PARAMETERS;

LANDFORMS; METEOROLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

BEVERAGES;

ARIDITY; CLIMATE VARIATION; COASTAL PLAIN; COASTAL ZONE; CORRELATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TREND ANALYSIS; WARMING; WEATHER STATION;

ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [ISRAEL];

EID: 76149136717     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-009-9578-2     Document Type: Article

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