Impact of unusually clear weather on United States daily temperature range following 9/11/2001

Climate Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Kalkstein, Adam J ^a   Balling Jr , Robert C ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air masses; Diurnal temperature range; Jet contrails

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CONTRAIL; DIURNAL VARIATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344649772     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr026001     Document Type: Article

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