Precipitation variability in Portugal from 1960 to 2011

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 784-800

  Nunes, A N ^a   Lourenco L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

geographical variables; Portugal; precipitation concentration index; precipitation trend; spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946178691     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-015-1202-y     Document Type: Article

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