Changes of total versus extreme precipitation and dry periods until the end of the twenty-first century: Statistical assessments for the Mediterranean area

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 1-20

  Hertig, E ^a   Seubert, S ^a   Paxian, A ^b   Vogt, G ^b   Paeth, H ^b   Jacobeit, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DOWNSCALING; DRY SEASON; EXTREME EVENT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84871930818     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-012-0639-5     Document Type: Article

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