Observed changes in the diurnal temperature and dewpoint cycles across the United States

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 2637-2640

  Knappenberger, Paul C ^a   Michaels, Patrick J ^a   Schwartzman, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHASE SHIFT; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DATA PROCESSING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; DAILY TEMPERATURES; DEWPOINT; DIURNAL TEMPERATURES; SULFATE AEROSOLS; TEMPERATURE CHANGES;

PHASE SHIFTERS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

URBANIZATION;

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; DEWPOINT; DIURNAL CYCLE; SULPHATE AEROSOL;

USA;

EID: 0030235819     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL02416     Document Type: Article

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