Long-term variations of surface air temperature during summer in India

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 735-746

  Ganguly, Nandita D ^a   Iyer, K N ^b  

^a ST XAVIER S COLLEGE   (India)

^b SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosoloptical depth; Critical limits; Solar irradiance; Stratospherico zone; Surface air temperature

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLOPTICAL DEPTH; CRITICAL LIMITS; SOLAR IRRADIANCE; STRATOSPHERICO ZONE; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; LANDFORMS; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; SOLAR RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR TEMPERATURE; IRRADIATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; OPTICAL DEPTH; OZONE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SOLAR RADIATION; STRATOSPHERE; SUMMER; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TREND ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67649992446     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1748     Document Type: Article

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