Spatial patterns of variability in the global surface air temperature data set

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D20, 1999, Pages 24237-24256

  Kelly, P M ^a   Jones, P D ^a   Pengqun, Jia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 0033610348     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900375     Document Type: Article

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