Homogenization of long-term monthly Spanish temperature data

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1809-1823

  Staudt, M ^a   Esteban Parra, M J ^a   Castro Diez Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate change; Data homogeneity; Iberian Peninsula; Spain; Statistical tests; Temperatures

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

TEMPERATURE EVOLUTION; THERMAL CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA QUALITY; HOMOGENEITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 36248976623     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1493     Document Type: Article

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