Trends of extreme precipitation and associated synoptic patterns over the southern Iberian Peninsula

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 409, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 497-511

  Hidalgo Munoz J M ^a   Argueso D ^a   Gamiz Fortis S R ^a   Esteban Parra, M J ^a   Castro Diez Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Andalusia; Atmospheric patterns; Extreme precipitation; Iberian Peninsula; NAO; WeMO

Indexed keywords

ANDALUSIA; ATMOSPHERIC PATTERNS; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; IBERIAN PENINSULA; NAO; WEMO;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; RAIN; REGIONAL PLANNING;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIURNAL VARIATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ANDALUCIA; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 80054075731     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.08.049     Document Type: Article

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