Dynamical controls on the diurnal cycle of temperature in complex topography

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 277-292

  Hughes, Mimi ^a   Hall, Alex ^a   Fovell, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; COOLING; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FLOW PATTERN; LAND BREEZE; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; SEA BREEZE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOPOGRAPHY; WARMING;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249985255     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-007-0239-8     Document Type: Article

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