Evolution of extreme temperatures over Portugal: Recent changes and future scenarios

Climate Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 177-192

  Ramos, Alexandre M ^a,b   Trigo, Ricardo M ^b,c   Santo, Fátima E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Climate change; Extremes; Portugal; RCM; Regional climate model; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC INDEX; EXTREME EVENTS; EXTREME TEMPERATURES; EXTREMES; MAINLAND PORTUGAL; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; PORTUGAL; RCM; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURES; WARM NIGHTS; WEATHER STATIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; TIME SERIES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; FUTURE PROSPECT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TIME SERIES; WEATHER STATION;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 79960411445     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00934     Document Type: Article

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