Comparison of simulated trends of regional climate change in the carpathian basin for the 21st century using three different emission scenarios

Acta Silvatica et Lignaria Hungarica

Volumn 7, Issue , 2011, Pages 9-22

  Pieczka, Ildikó ^a   Pongrácz, Rita ^a   Bartholy, Judit ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Carpathian basin; Precipitation; PRECIS; Regional climate modeling; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859347758     PISSN: 1786691X     EISSN: 1787064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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