Analysis of precipitation conditions for the Carpathian Basin based on extreme indices in the 20th century and climate simulations for 2050 and 2100

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 43-51

  Bartholy, Judit ^a   Pongrácz, Rita ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Carpathian Basin; Climate projections; Extreme parameters; Precipitation; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

20TH CENTURY; AGRICULTURAL PLANNING; CARPATHIAN BASIN; CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION; CLIMATE PROJECTION; CLIMATE SIMULATION; EMISSION SCENARIO; EXTREME EVENTS; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUNGARY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; KEY FACTORS; PRECIPITATION TRENDS; TOTAL PRECIPITATION; WORKING GROUPS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SIMULATION; TREND ANALYSIS; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WINTER;

CARPATHIAN BASIN; HUNGARY;

EID: 77951253465     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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