A closer look at the climatological discontinuities present in the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis temperature due to the introduction of satellite data

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 309-316

  Sturaro, G ^a  

^a Unita Operativa Clima e Microclima   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SATELLITE DATA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 0142230507     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-003-0334-4     Document Type: Article

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