Ensemble analysis of frost damage on vegetation caused by spring backlashes in a warmer Europe

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 401-418

  Jonsson A M ^a   Barring L ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; DATA SET; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; FREEZING; FROST; REGIONAL CLIMATE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BALTIC STATES; BELARUS; SCANDINAVIA;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 79951631726     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-401-2011     Document Type: Article

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