The Impacts of the NAO on Hydrological Resources of the Western Mediterranean

Advances in Global Change Research

Volumn 46, Issue , 2011, Pages 41-56

  Trigo, Ricardo M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Iberian Peninsula; NAO; Precipitation; River flow; Trends; Water resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882900546     PISSN: 15740919     EISSN: 22151621     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1372-7_4     Document Type: Chapter

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