Long-term changes of precipitation in Latvia

Hydrology Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 241-252

  Lizuma, Lita ^a,b   Briede, Agrita ^a   Klavins, Maris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^b Latvian Environment   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Latvia; Long term changes; Precipitation indices; Series homogeneity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

20TH CENTURY; ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; COLD SEASON; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; INTER-DECADAL VARIABILITY; INTERANNUAL; LONG-TERM CHANGES; LONG-TERM TREND; LONG-TERM VARIABILITY; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; PRECIPITATION PATTERNS; WARM SEASONS; WINTER SEASONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; DECADAL VARIATION; HOMOGENEITY; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEATHER STATION;

LATVIA; RIGA;

EID: 77954590707     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2010.120     Document Type: Article

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