Trend detection in regional-mean temperature series: Maximum, minimum, mean, diurnal range, and SST

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 317-326

  Zheng, Xiaogu ^a   Basher, Reid E ^a   Thompson, Craig S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SERIES;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0031443946     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<0317:TDIRMT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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