Variation with height and latitude of radiosonde temperature trends in North America, 1975-94

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 8 PART 2, 1999, Pages 2551-2561

  Angell, James K ^a,b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NOAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOSONDE; TEMPERATURE; WARMING;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033172688     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<2551:vwhalo>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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