Spatial and temporal variability of extreme precipitation in poland in the period 1951-2006

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 991-1007

  Lupikasza, Ewa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Extreme precipitation; Poland; Precipitation trends magnitude; Precipitation trends stability; Seasonal trends in extreme precipitation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGICAL SEASONS; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; MANN-KENDALL; PRECIPITATION EXTREMES; PRECIPITATION TRENDS; SEASONAL TRENDS; SIMPLE LINEAR REGRESSION; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; SYNOPTIC STATION; UPWARD TREND;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATOLOGY; COLD POOL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; WARM POOL;

POLAND;

EID: 77953153959     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1950     Document Type: Article

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