Ship logbooks help analyze pre-instrumental climate

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Volumn 87, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 173-180

  García Herrera, Ricardo ^a   Können, Gunther P ^b   Wheeler, Dennis A ^c   Prieto, Maria R ^d   Jones, Phips D ^e   Koek, Frits B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DATABASE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; RECONSTRUCTION; WIND FIELD;

EID: 34447622346     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006eo180002     Document Type: Article

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