Statistical analysis does not support a human influence on climate

Energy and Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 329-331

  Singer, S Fred ^a,b  

^a Sci and Envtl Policy Project   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; AUTOCORRELATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0346401403     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/095830502320268160     Document Type: Article

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