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Occurrence of Dry and Wet Periods in Altitudinal Vegetation Stages of West Carpathians in Slovakia: Time-Series Analysis 1951–2005

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Bioclimatology and Natural Hazards

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The meteorological and bioclimatologic vocabulary defines the term drought (dryness) from several points of view. In principle, however, it is defined as the state of water deficit concerning soil, plants and atmosphere (Krevčmer 1980). The grounds underlying lack of moisture are complex and intricate. In countries with generally sufficient water supply, the dryness is considered a rare event or even a natural calamity.

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  1. Technical University in Zvolen Faculty of Forestry, T.G. Masaryka 24, 960 53, Zvolen, Slovakia

    J. Škvarenina

  2. Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

    J. Tomlain (Faculty of Mathematics) & J. Hrvol’ (Faculty of Mathematics)

  3. Technical University in Zvolen, Zvolen, Slovakia

    J. Škvareninová (Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences)

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  1. Technical University Zvolen, T.G. Masaryka 24, 960 53, Zvolen, Slovakia

    Katarína Střelcová (Faculty of Forestry), Jaroslav Škvarenina  & Ján Holécy (Faculty of Forestry),  & 

  2. Institute of Environmental and Earth Sciences, West Hungarian University, Ady Endre Str. 5, Sopron, 9400, Hungary

    Csaba Mátyás (Faculty of Forestry) (Faculty of Forestry)

  3. Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knoell-Str. 10, 07745, Jena, Germany

    Axel Kleidon

  4. Physics & Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina - F1, 842 48, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Milan Lapin (Faculty of Mathematics) (Faculty of Mathematics)

  5. Geophysical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 28, Bratislava, Slovakia

    František Matejka

  6. Institute of Forest Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SŠtúrova 2, 960 53, Zvolen, Slovakia

    Miroslav Blaženec

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Škvarenina, J., Tomlain, J., Hrvol’, J., Škvareninová, J. (2009). Occurrence of Dry and Wet Periods in Altitudinal Vegetation Stages of West Carpathians in Slovakia: Time-Series Analysis 1951–2005. In: Střelcová, K., et al. Bioclimatology and Natural Hazards. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8876-6_8

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