Seasonal changes in solar radiation and relative humidity in europe in response to global warming

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2467-2481

  Ruosteenoja, Kimmo ^a   Räisänen, Petri ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A2 AND B1 SCENARIOS; BALKAN PENINSULAS; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; INDIVIDUAL MODELS; MODEL ENSEMBLES; MOISTURE DAMAGE; SEASONAL CHANGES; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

GLOBAL WARMING; SUN;

SOLAR RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GLOBAL WARMING; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

BALKANS;

EID: 84877829819     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00007.1     Document Type: Article

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