Sensitivity of extreme precipitation to temperature: the variability of scaling factors from a regional to local perspective

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 50, Issue 11-12, 2018, Pages 3981-3994

  Schroeer, K ^a   Kirchengast, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alps; Climate; Intensity; Precipitation; Risk; Temperature; Variability

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; EXTREME EVENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RISK FACTOR;

ALPS; AUSTRIA;

EID: 85028953194     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-017-3857-9     Document Type: Article

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