Delineation of mesoscale climate zones in the northeastern United States using a novel approach to cluster analysis

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1765-1782

  DeGaetano, Arthur T ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE ZONE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS;

USA;

EID: 0030428682     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<1765:DOMCZI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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