Mapping the annual cycle of temperature in Iceland

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-56

  Bjornsson, Halldor ^a   Jonsson, Trausti ^a   Gylfadottir, Sigrídur Sif ^b   Olason, Einar Orn ^a  

^a ICELANDIC METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE   (Iceland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; INTERPOLATION; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL CYCLE; ESTIMATION METHOD; INTERPOLATION; KRIGING; MAP; MAPPING; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARCTIC; ICELAND;

EID: 33947382199     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2007/0175     Document Type: Article

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