Spatial and temporal variability of cloudiness in Poland, 1971-2000

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1294-1311

  Filipiak, Janusz ^a   Miȩtus, Mirosław ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^b Institute of Meteorology and Water Management Maritime Branch Gdynia   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cloud types; Cloudiness; Empirical orthogonal functions; Poland

Indexed keywords

CLOUD TYPES; CLOUD-BASE HEIGHT; CLOUDINESS; DOMINANT MODE; EIGENVECTORS; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS; POLAND; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; SYNOPTIC STATION;

FOURIER ANALYSIS;

CLOUDS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLOUD COVER; EIGENVALUE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

EID: 69849091609     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1777     Document Type: Article

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