Non-parametric trend analysis of the aridity index for three large arid and semi-arid basins in Iran

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 112, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 553-564

  Ahani, Hossien ^a   Kherad, Mehrzad ^a   Kousari, Mohammad Reza ^a   van Roosmalen, Lieke ^b   Aryanfar, Ramin ^c   Hosseini, Seyyed Mashaallah ^d  

^a Fars Organization Center of Jahad Agriculture   (Iran)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Meteorological Research Institute   (Iran)

^d Eqlid Agricultural research station   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARID REGION; ARIDITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID REGION; TREND ANALYSIS;

IRAN;

EID: 84876453534     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-012-0747-2     Document Type: Article

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