Geografie 2019, 124, 1-17

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie2019124010001

The occurrence of heat waves in Europe and their circulation conditions

Arkadiusz M. Tomczyk, Ewa Bednorz, Marek Półrolniczak

Adam Mickiewicz University, Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental Planning, Department of Climatology, B. Krygowskiego 10, 61-680 Poznań, Poland

Received March 2018
Accepted February 2019

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