Simple indices of global climate variability and change: Part I - Variability and correlation structure

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 491-502

  Braganza, K ^a   Karoly, D J ^a   Hirst, A C ^b   Mann, M E ^c   Stott, P ^d   Stouffer, R J ^e   Tett, S F B ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037654711     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-002-0286-0     Document Type: Article

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