Are there changes in Germany regarding the start of the pollen season, the season length and the pollen concentration of the most important allergenic pollens?

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 497-507

  Kaminski, Uwe ^a   Glod, Tom ^b  

^a DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMANY; MANN-KENDALL TEST; POLLEN COUNTS; SOUTHERN GERMANY;

INFORMATION SERVICES;

TREES (MATHEMATICS);

ALLERGY; POLLEN; SEASONAL VARIATION;

GERMANY;

ALNUS SERRULATA; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; POACEAE;

EID: 84555191293     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2011/0297     Document Type: Conference Paper

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