Interannual variability of winter precipitation in the European Alps: Relations with the North Atlantic Oscillation

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-25

  Bartolini, E ^a   Claps, P ^a   D'Odorico, P ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ANNUAL VARIATION; ARCTIC OSCILLATION; BASEFLOW; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SNOWMELT; SOFTWARE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

ALPS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (WEST); RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 76749148267     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-13-17-2009     Document Type: Article

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