History of surface weather observations in the United States

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 93, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 77-84

  Fiebrich, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

atmospheric precipitation; atmospheric temperature; climate; environmental monitoring

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LITERATURE REVIEW; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEVENTEENTH CENTURY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62849118424     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2009.01.001     Document Type: Review

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