Increased risk of the 2014 Australian may heatwave due to anthropogenic activity

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2015, Pages S154-S157

  Perkins, Sarah E ^a   Gibson, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; CLIMATE CONDITION; HEATWAVES;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 84936103244     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-15-00074.1     Document Type: Review

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