Comparison of approaches for spatial interpolation of daily air temperature in a large region with complex topography and highly variable station density

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 224-236

  Stahl, K ^a   Moore, R D ^a   Floyer, J A ^b   Asplin, M G ^a   McKendry, I G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Kriging; Lapse rates; Spatial interpolation; Trend surface

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIURNAL VARIATION; INTERPOLATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY; WEATHER STATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33749353110     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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