Air temperatures at Armagh Observatory, Northern Ireland, from 1796 to 2002

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1055-1079

  Butler, C J ^a   Suárez, A M García ^a   Coughlin, A D S ^a   Morrell, C ^a  

^a ARMAGH OBSERVATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; North Atlantic oscillation; Northern Ireland; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA ACQUISITION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

AIR TEMPERATURES; ARMAGH OBSERVATORY, NORTHEN IRELAND; MEAN TEMPERATURE SERIES; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; SEASONAL DIFFERENCES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE;

ARMAGH; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 22144466250     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1148     Document Type: Article

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