Relationship of extreme dry spells in Eastern Mediterranean with large-scale circulation

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-151

  Oikonomou, C ^a   Flocas, H A ^a   Hatzaki, M ^a   Nisantzi, A ^a   Asimakopoulos, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; DRY SEASON; SUMMER; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TELECONNECTION; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 77049111799     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-009-0171-4     Document Type: Article

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