Recent changes in climate extremes in the Caribbean region

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 21, 2002, Pages

  Peterson, Thomas C ^a   Taylor, Michael A ^b   Demeritte, Rodger ^c,k   Duncombe, Donna L ^d   Burton, Selvin ^e   Thompson, Francisca ^c   Porter, Avalon ^f   Mercedes, Mejia ^c   Villegas, Elba ^c   Fils, Rony Semexant ^c   Tank, Albert Klein ^g   Martis, Albert ^c,l   Warner, Robert ^h   Joyette, Antonio ^c   Mills, Willis ⁱ   Alexander, Lisa ^j   Gleason, Byron ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^c Department of Meteorology Seban House ^*  (Belize)

^d Freeport Weather Department   (Bahamas)

^e Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology Husbands   (Barbados)

^f Meteorological Service c o Civil Aviation   (Cayman Islands)

^g ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^h Meteorological Office   (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

ⁱ Meteorological Service Piarco International Airport   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^j MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^k Department of Meteorology Seban House   (Bahamas)

^l Climate Research Division Meteorological Service   (Netherlands Antilles)

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Author keywords

Caribbean; Climate; Climate change; Extremes; Precipitation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448975847     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002251     Document Type: Article

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