Contrasting response of rainfall extremes to increase in surface air and dewpoint temperatures at urban locations in India

Scientific Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Ali, Haider ^a   Mishra, Vimal ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHINAGAR   (India)

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EID: 85018268678     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01306-1     Document Type: Article

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