Temperature variability over Africa

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 3649-3666

  Collins, Jennifer M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Climate change; Climate variability; Microwave observations; Satellite observations; Surface temperature

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; MICROWAVE OBSERVATIONS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; REMOTE SENSING; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TREND ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE; WARMING;

AFRICA;

EID: 79960660997     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JCLI3753.1     Document Type: Article

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