Evolution of heat wave occurrence over the Paris basin (France) in the 21st century

Climate Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-91

  Lemonsu, Aude ^a   Beaulant, Anne Lise ^a   Somot, Samuel ^a   Masson, Valéry ^a  

^a METEO FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Heat waves; Reference historical time series; Regional climate models; Sources of uncertainties

Indexed keywords

BASIN; CLIMATE MODELING; DATABASE; EMISSION; HEAT FLUX; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

FRANCE; PARIS BASIN;

EID: 84906970924     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01235     Document Type: Review

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