The evolution of extreme temperatures in the Central England temperature record

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 24, 2002, Pages

  Brabson, B B ^a   Palutikof, J P ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING;

20TH CENTURY; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; COOLING TEMPERATURE; EXTREME TEMPERATURES; EXTREME VALUE ANALYSIS; GENERALIZED PARETO DISTRIBUTIONS; MEAN TEMPERATURE; UPWARD TREND;

PARETO PRINCIPLE;

EID: 0038743023     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL015964     Document Type: Article

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