500 Years of rainfall variability and extreme hydrological events in southeastern Spain drylands

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1244-1253

  Machado, M J ^a   Benito, G ^a   Barriendos, M ^b   Rodrigo, F S ^c  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Droughts; Floods; Historical climatology; Palaeoflood hydrology; Southeastern Spain

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; DECADAL VARIATION; DROUGHT; EXTREME EVENT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOFLOOD; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; WET SEASON;

SPAIN;

EID: 80053091821     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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