Application of wavelet and regression analysis in assessing temporal and geographic climate variability: Eastern Ontario, Canada as a case study

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 201-212

  Prokoph, Andreas ^a   Patterson, R Timothy ^b  

^a SPEEDSTAT   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WAVELET;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 7444232475     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3137/ao.420304     Document Type: Article

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