Modeling monthly mean temperatures for the mountain regions of Taiwan by generalized additive models

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 281-290

  Guan, Biing T ^a   Hsu, Hsin Wu ^a   Wey, Tsong Huei ^a   Tsao, Li Sung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lapse rate; Semi parametric model; Spatial interpolations; Temperature; Thin plate regression splines

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC LAPSE RATE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENDEMISM; INTERPOLATION; MOUNTAIN REGION; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER STATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 57849139692     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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