A technique for the identification of inhomogeneities in Canadian temperature series

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1094-1104

  Vincent, Lucie A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TEMPERATURE SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

EID: 0031688643     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<1094:ATFTIO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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