Changes in instruments and sites affecting historical weather records: A case study

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 825-828

  Changnon, Stanley A ^a   Kunkel, Kenneth E ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN GAGES;

INSTRUMENTATION; SITE CHARACTERISTICS; WEATHER RECORDS;

RECORDS MANAGEMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN GAGES; RECORDS MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINGAUGE; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER STATION;

EID: 33746113398     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1888.1     Document Type: Article

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