Return values of temperature and snow loadings for 50, 100 and 120-year return periods to support building design standards in Ireland

Mateus, Carla; Coonan, Barry

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Return values of temperature and snow loadings for 50, 100 and 120-year return periods to support building design standards in Ireland

Carla Mateus and Barry Coonan

Carla Mateus

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carla.ppmateus@gmail.com

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4640-1614

Climate Services, Met Éireann, Dublin, D09 Y921, Ireland

present address: Geography Department, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland

Barry Coonan

Climate Services, Met Éireann, Dublin, D09 Y921, Ireland

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