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Spatio-temporal patterns of recent and future climate extremes in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East region
E. Kostopoulou
University of the Aegean, Department of Geography, Mytilene, Greece
C. Giannakopoulos
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece
M. Hatzaki
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece
A. Karali
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece
P. Hadjinicolaou
Energy, Environment and Water Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
J. Lelieveld
Energy, Environment and Water Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
M. A. Lange
Energy, Environment and Water Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
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