Recent observed climate change over the Arabian Peninsula

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  AlSarmi, Said ^a   Washington, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MAXIMA; ANNUAL TRENDS; BAHRAIN; DATA SETS; DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGES; GENERAL PATTERNS; LOW DENSITY; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; MEAN ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; MEAN ANNUAL TEMPERATURES; MEAN TEMPERATURE; TIME-PERIODS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; HOMOGENEITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WEATHER STATION;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; ARABIAN SEA; DUBAI [DUBAI (ADS)]; DUBAI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; GULF OF OMAN; INDIAN OCEAN; OMAN; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 79958822074     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015459     Document Type: Article

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