A method to detect inhomogeneities in historical dewpoint temperature series

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2362-2376

  Brown, Paula J ^a   DeGaetano, Arthur T ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEW POINTS; DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE; EFFECT OF IN; INHOMOGENEITIES; NIGHT TIME; NON-CONVENTIONAL METHODS; SPARSE NETWORK; TIME PERIODS;

DEW POINT; FOG; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649161234     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC2123.1     Document Type: Article

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