Comparison of modeled and observed trends in Indices of daily climate extremes

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 3560-3571

  Kiktev, Dmitry ^a   Sexton, David M H ^b   Alexander, Lisa ^b   Folland, Chris K ^b  

^a HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION   (Russian Federation)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FROST EFFECTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RAIN;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECTS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXTREME EVENT; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0142156402     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<3560:COMAOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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