Heat wave of August 2012 in the Czech Republic: comparison of two approaches to assess high temperature event

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 159-172

  Holtanová, Eva ^a,b   Valeriánová, Anna ^a   Crhová, Lenka ^a,b   Racko, Stanislav ^a  

^a CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Czech historical record; heat wave; maximum air temperature; weather extremity inde

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925536781     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: 15731626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11200-014-0805-6     Document Type: Article

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