Brief communication "climatic covariates for the frequency analysis of heavy rainfall in the Mediterranean region"

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2463-2468

  Tramblay, Y ^a   Neppel, L ^a   Carreau, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE MODELING; EXTREME EVENT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL;

FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 80052837364     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-2463-2011     Document Type: Article

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