Exploring the behaviour of atmospheric temperatures under dry conditions in Europe: Evolution since the mid-20th century and projections for the end of the 21st century

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 457-462

  Beniston, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bioclimatology; Hydroclimatology; Synoptic climatology

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE DIFFERENCE; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CHANGING CLIMATE; CLIMATIC REGIONS; DOMINANT MECHANISM; DROUGHT CONDITIONS; DRY CONDITION; GREENHOUSE CLIMATES; HYDROCLIMATOLOGY; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; PRECIPITATION PATTERNS; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; SEASONALITY; STANDARDIZED PRECIPITATION INDEX; SYNOPTIC CLIMATOLOGY; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE IMPACT; TEMPERATURE TRENDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DROUGHT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONALITY; SUMMER; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84872599336     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3436     Document Type: Article

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