Spatial interpolation of daily maximum and minimum air temperature based on meteorological model analyses and independent observations

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1981-1992

  DeGaetano, Arthur T ^a   Belcher, Brian N ^a  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SNOW;

MEAN ABSOLUTE ERROR; MODEL TEMPERATURE LAPSE RATE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; AUTOCORRELATION; INTERPOLATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049129051     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAMC1536.1     Document Type: Article

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