An aridity index defined by precipitation and specific humidity

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 444-445, Issue , 2012, Pages 199-208

  Sahin, Sinan ^a  

^a NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aridity index; Precipitation; Specific humidity; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MEAN; ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; ARID ZONES; ARIDITY INDEX; EASTERN ANATOLIA; ERROR RATE; MEAN TEMPERATURE; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SINGLE POINT; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY; TURKEY; UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME;

ARID REGIONS; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ARIDITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM;

ANATOLIA; TURKEY;

EID: 84861224562     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.04.019     Document Type: Article

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