Smart distance searching-based and DEM-informed interpolation of surface air temperature in China

Dili Xuebao/Acta Geographica Sinica

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 366-374

  Pan, Yaozhong ^a   Gong, Daoyi ^a   Deng, Lei ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Gao, Jing ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; DEM; Smart distance searching method; Spatial interpolation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; DATA SET; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; INTERPOLATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 4143144083     PISSN: 03755444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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