The effect of observation timescales on the characterisation of extreme Mediterranean precipitation

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 26, Issue , 2010, Pages 61-64

  Camarasa Belmonte, A M ^a   Soriano Garci J ^a   Lopez Garci M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; TIMESCALE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 77954649199     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-26-61-2010     Document Type: Article

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