Investigation of temporal and spatial climate variability and aridity of Iran

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 35-46

  Ashraf, B ^a   Yazdani, R ^a   Mousavi Baygi, M ^a   Bannayan, M ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

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EID: 84887908939     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-013-1040-8     Document Type: Article

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