Changing behavior in the diurnal range of surface air temperatures over Mexico

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Englehart, Phil J ^a,b   Douglas, Arthur V ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; LAND USE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

DIURNAL RANGES; LAND COVERS; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURES;

AIR;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIURNAL VARIATION; LAND USE CHANGE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 16344386470     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021139     Document Type: Article

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