Articles | Volume 14, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-21-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-21-2014
Research article
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03 Jan 2014
Research article |  | 03 Jan 2014

Precipitation dominates fire occurrence in Greece (1900–2010): its dual role in fuel build-up and dryness

F. Xystrakis, A. S. Kallimanis, P. Dimopoulos, J. M. Halley, and N. Koutsias

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