Global surface temperature change

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Hansen, J ^a   Ruedy, R ^a   Sato, M ^a   Lo, K ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

GLOBAL CHANGE; GLOBAL SURFACE TEMPERATURE; GLOBAL TEMPERATURE CHANGE; GLOBAL TEMPERATURES; INFORMATION CONTENTS; INSTRUMENTAL DATA; MEAN TEMPERATURE; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; NIGHT LIGHTS; PERIURBAN; POLAR REGIONS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE TRENDS; TROPICAL OCEAN; URBAN EFFECT;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

GLOBAL CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; PERCEPTION; POLAR REGION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

NIA;

EID: 78649286836     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010RG000345     Document Type: Article

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