Optimal climate signal detection in four dimensions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D4, 1999, Pages 4089-4099

  Stevens, Mark J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE SIGNAL; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033608483     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200055     Document Type: Article

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