Trends in European precipitation extremes over 1951-2010

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2682-2689

  Van den Besselaar, E J M ^a   Klein Tank, A M G ^a   Buishand, T A ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Europe; GEV distribution; Precipitation extremes; Station observations

Indexed keywords

DECADAL VARIABILITY; EUROPE; EUROPEAN PRECIPITATIONS; EXTREME VALUE THEORY; GEV DISTRIBUTIONS; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; PRECIPITATION EXTREMES; STATION OBSERVATIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

WIND EFFECTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DECADAL VARIATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TREND ANALYSIS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

NORTHERN EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 84885484685     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3619     Document Type: Article

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