Winter precipitation in Western Italian Alps (1926-2010): Trends and connections with the North Atlantic/Arctic Oscillation

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 125-136

  Terzago, S ^a   Fratianni, S ^a   Cremonini, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SNOW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; WINTER;

ALPS; ITALY;

EID: 84872930559     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-012-0231-7     Document Type: Article

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