An examination of the accuracy and consistency of ships' logbook weather observations and records

Climatic Change

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 97-116

  Wheeler, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; SHIPS;

CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION; LOGBOOKS; WIND FORCE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

SHIPBORNE MEASUREMENT; WEATHER STATION;

EID: 28244454188     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-005-6950-8     Document Type: Article

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