Homogenization techniques for European monthly mean surface pressure series

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 8 PART 2, 1999, Pages 2658-2672

  Slonosky, Vicky C ^a   Jones, P D ^a   Davies, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHOD; SURFACE PRESSURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EUROPE;

EID: 0033172658     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<2658:htfemm>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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