Homogenization of Bulgarian temperature series

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1835-1849

  Syrakova, Margarita ^a   Stefanova, Milena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Abrupt shifts; Bulgaria; Homogeneity test; Metadata; Temperature series

Indexed keywords

ABRUPT SHIFTS; ABSOLUTE VALUES; ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURES; AVERAGE VALUES; BULGARIA; COLD SEASON; FLAT AREA; HOMOGENEITY TEST; INHOMOGENEITIES; TEMPERATURE SERIES; WARM SEASONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; METADATA; THERMAL EFFECTS;

STATISTICAL TESTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; HOMOGENEITY; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

BULGARIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349858103     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1829     Document Type: Article

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