Towards identifying areas at climatological risk of desertification using the Köppen-Geiger classification and FAO aridity index

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2210-2222

  Spinoni, Jonathan ^a   Vogt, Jürgen ^a   Naumann, Gustavo ^a   Carrao, Hugo ^a   Barbosa, Paulo ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aridity; Climate change; Climate classification; Desertification; K ppen Geiger

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARIDITY; DESERTIFICATION; EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS; GLOBAL PRECIPITATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84937072902     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.4124     Document Type: Article

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