A subset of core stations from the Comprehensive Aerological Reference Dataset (CARDS)

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 272-282

  Wallis, Trevor W R ^a  

^a Orkand Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DATA STRUCTURES; METEOROLOGY; RADIOSONDES; SET THEORY;

COMPREHENSIVE AEROLOGICAL REFERENCE DATA SET; CORE STATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION DEFICIENCY;

DATABASE SYSTEMS;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; DATASET; WEATHER STATION;

EID: 0032004251     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<0272:ASOCSF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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