Empirical orthogonal functions of monthly precipitation and temperature over the United States and homogeneous stochastic models

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 26309-26318

  Cahalan, Robert F ^a   Wharton, Lawrence E ^a   Wu, Man Li ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUE SPECTRA; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION; PRECIPITATION; TEMPERATURE;

USA;

EID: 3743089293     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01611     Document Type: Article

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