A large discontinuity in the mid-twentieth century in observed global-mean surface temperature

Nature

Volumn 453, Issue 7195, 2008, Pages 646-649

  Thompson, David W J ^a   Kennedy, John J ^b   Wallace, John M ^c   Jones, Phil D ^d  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; COOLING; DATA SET; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SULFATE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; COOLING; EL NINO; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; VOLCANO;

EID: 44449160396     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06982     Document Type: Article

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