Characteristics of Australian land surface temperature variability

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 11-31

  Jones, David A ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND SURFACE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032877395     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007040050088     Document Type: Article

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