Changes in temperature and precipitation extremes observed in Modena, Italy

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 122, Issue , 2013, Pages 16-31

  Boccolari, M ^a   Malmusi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate indices; Precipitation; Temperature; Time series; Trends

Indexed keywords

19TH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; CLIMATE INDEX; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; DAILY TEMPERATURES; EXTREME EVENTS; FROST DAYS; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES; NAO INDEX; PRECIPITATION EXTREMES; PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES; SEASONAL TRENDS; SECOND WORLD WAR; TRENDS; WINTER PRECIPITATION;

MILITARY OPERATIONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE; TIME SERIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; CLOUD COVER; EXTREME EVENT; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; ITALY; MODENA;

EMILIA;

EID: 84871128154     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.10.022     Document Type: Article

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