An investigation of near surface wind speed trends in arid and semiarid regions of Iran

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 114, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 153-168

  Kousari, Mohammad Reza ^a   Ahani, Hossein ^a   Hakimelahi, Hemila ^a  

^a Fars Education Center of Jahad e Agriculture   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; WIND VELOCITY;

IRAN;

EID: 84884594210     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-012-0811-y     Document Type: Article

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