Observed trends in indices of daily and extreme temperature and precipitation for the countries of the western Indian Ocean, 1961-2008

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Vincent, L A ^a   Aguilar, E ^b   Saindou, M ^c   Hassane, A F ^c   Jumaux, G ^d   Roy, D ^d   Booneeady, P ^c   Virasami, R ^c   Randriamarolaza, L Y A ^c   Faniriantsoa, F R ^c   Amelie, V ^e   Seeward, H ^e   Montfraix, B ^f  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c Météo Nationale Comorienne ^*  (Madagascar)

^d Direction Interrégionale de la Réunion Service Bureau d'Études et Climatologie Météo Réunion   (France)

^e Island Conservation Society   (Seychelles)

^f Projet ACCLIMATE Commission de l'Océan Indien   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ANNUAL MEAN; CLIMATE TRENDS; DAILY TEMPERATURES; DATA QUALITY; DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGES; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; EXTREME TEMPERATURES; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN REGIONS; LAND STATIONS; NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SPATIAL COHERENCE; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE INDEX; TOTAL RAINFALL; WARM NIGHTS; WEAK CORRELATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION; DATA QUALITY; DIURNAL VARIATION; HOMOGENEITY; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (WEST); MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

EID: 79958050925     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015303     Document Type: Article

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