Observed trends in frost and hours of cold in Majorca

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2358-2364

  Cuxart, J ^a   Guijarro, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b Delegation in the Balearic Islands   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cloud cover; Frost; Hours of cold; Majorca; Series of minimum temperature; Warmer winters

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; FROST; HOURS OF COLD; MAJORCA; SERIES OF MINIMUM TEMPERATURE; WARMER WINTERS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLOUD COVER; COLD AIR; FROST; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TREND ANALYSIS; WINTER;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

EID: 78649583448     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2051     Document Type: Article

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