Changes in intense precipitation in Europe

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISS. 10, 2012, Pages 97-120

  Zolina, Olga ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EUROPE;

EID: 84862503646     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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