Projected changes in flood-generating precipitation extremes over the czech republic in high-resolution regional climate models

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 217-227

  Kysely J ^a,b   Gaál, Ladislav ^a,b,c   Beranová, Romana ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b Global Change Research Centre   (Czech Republic)

^c SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Climate Change; Precipitation Extremes; Regional Climate Models; Regional Frequency Analysis; The Czech Republic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84255183092     PISSN: 0042790X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10098-011-0018-4     Document Type: Article

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