Geografie 2019, 124, 237-264

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie2019124030237

Observed changes in precipitation totals in Poland

Iwona Pińskwar1, Adam Choryński1, Dariusz Graczyk1, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz1,2

1Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Poznań, Poland
2Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany

Received May 2018
Accepted April 2019

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