Evidence for a rising cloud ceiling in eastern North America

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2093-2098

  Richardson, Andrew D ^a   Denny, Ellen G ^a   Siccama, Thomas G ^a   Lee, Xuhui ^a  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ECOLOGY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

WEATHER STATIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLOUD; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CLOUD; CLOUD COVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041845317     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<2093:EFARCC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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