Spectra and correlations of climate data from days to decades

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D17, 2001, Pages 20131-20144

  Weber, Rudolf O ^a   Talkner, Peter ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DATA INTERPRETATION; HUMIDITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034773050     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000548     Document Type: Article

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