Rainfall uncertainty in the Mediterranean: Dryness distribution

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-135

  Reiser, H ^a   Kutiel, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION; DATABASE; DRY SEASON; RAINFALL; SATELLITE DATA;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 77049122304     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-009-0163-4     Document Type: Article

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