Problems in evaluating regional and local trends in temperature: An example from eastern Colorado, USA

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 421-434

  Pielke Sr , R A ^a   Stohlgren, T ^b   Schell, L ^b   Parton, W ^b   Doesken, N ^b   Redmond, K ^c   Moeny, J ^d   McKee, T ^a   Kittel, T G F ^e  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic anomalies; Global change; Regional climate; Temperature trends; Weather trends

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

WEATHER STATIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; GROWING SEASON; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TEMPERATURE; TREND ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037197131     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.706     Document Type: Article

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