Detecting climate signals: some Bayesian aspects

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 640-651

  Leroy, Stephen S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN METHOD; CLIMATE SIGNAL; SOLAR CYCLE;

EID: 0031658619     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<0640:DCSSBA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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