Interannual variability of precipitation distribution patterns in Southern Portugal

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1784-1794

  Mourato, S ^a   Moreira, M ^b   Corte Real, J ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Clusters techniques; Homogeneity; Precipitation patterns; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; CLUSTERS TECHNIQUES; HOMOGENEITY; PRECIPITATION PATTERNS; TREND ANALYSIS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL TESTS; STREAM FLOW; TIME SERIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION; HOMOGENEITY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 77957709070     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2021     Document Type: Article

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