Linguistic dimensions of weather and climate perception

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-67

  Stewart, Alan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Lexicon; Perception; Rating scale; Weather

Indexed keywords

EID: 35248899255     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-007-0101-z     Document Type: Article

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