Discontinuities due to joining precipitation station observations in Canada

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 156-166

  Vincent, Lucie A ^a   Mekis, Eva ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; CLIMATE OBSERVATIONS; REGIONAL PATTERNS; SEASONAL TRENDS; T-TESTS;

JOINING; SNOW; TIME SERIES;

RAIN;

CLIMATOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TREND ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER STATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 65349100756     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAMC2031.1     Document Type: Article

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