The complex dynamics of the seasonal component of USA's surface temperature

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 9657-9665

  Vecchio, A ^a,b   Capparelli, V ^b   Carbone, V ^b,c  

^a Unità di Ricerca di Cosenza ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; MILANKOVITCH CYCLE; NUTATION; PERIODICITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957938643     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-9657-2010     Document Type: Article

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