Spatial and temporal analysis of dry spells in Croatia

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 171-184

  Cindric K ^a   Pasaric Z ^b   Gajic Capka M ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL SERVICE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC REGION; DROUGHT; PROBABILITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CROATIA;

EID: 84755161426     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-010-0250-6     Document Type: Article

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