Evaluation of maximum and minimum temperature of NCEP-NCAR reanalysis data over Greece

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-65

  Flocas, Helena A ^a   Tolika, K ^b   Anagnostopoulou, Chr ^b   Patrikas, I ^b   Maheras, P ^b   Vafiadis, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TIME SERIES;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 14044262816     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-004-0078-z     Document Type: Article

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