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Mapping Environmental Risks - Quantitative And Spatial Modelling Approaches

Classification of circulation types over Eastern mediterranean using a self-organizing map approach

Eftychia RousiDepartment of Meteorology and Climatology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Aristotle University Campus, Thessaloniki, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Angelos MimisDepartment of Economic and Regional Development, Panteion University of Social & Political Science, Athens, Greece
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Marianthi StamouDepartment of Economic and Regional Development, Panteion University of Social & Political Science, Athens, Greece
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Christina AnagnostopoulouDepartment of Meteorology and Climatology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Aristotle University Campus, Thessaloniki, Greece
Pages 232-237 | Received 24 Jul 2012, Accepted 30 Oct 2013, Published online: 26 Nov 2013

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