Factors affecting the detection of trends: Statistical considerations and applications to environmental data

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D14, 1998, Pages 17149-17161

  Weatherhead, Elizabeth C ^a   Reinsel, Gregory C ^b   Tiao, George C ^c   Meng, Xiao Li ^c   Choi, Dongseok ^c   Cheang, Wai Kwong ^b   Keller, Teddie ^d   DeLuisi, John ^e,h   Wuebbles, Donald J ^f   Kerr, James B ^g   Miller, Alvin J ^e   Oltmans, Samuel J ^e   Frederick, John E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^g ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^h NOAA Air Resources Laboratory Silver Spring   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MONITORING; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032572632     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00995     Document Type: Article

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