Changes in the frequency of different categories of temperature extremes in India

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1842-1858

  Dash, S K ^a   Mamgain, Ashu ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Asia; Climate change; Extreme events; Temperature; Trends

Indexed keywords

ASIA; DATA SETS; EAST COAST; EXTREME EVENTS; EXTREME TEMPERATURES; HIMALAYAS; HOMOGENEOUS REGIONS; LARGE PARTS; NORTHEAST REGIONS; TEMPERATURE EXTREMES; TEMPORAL CHANGE; TRENDS; WEST COAST; WINTER MONTHS;

TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TREND ANALYSIS; WARMING;

INDIA;

EID: 80053192962     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JAMC2687.1     Document Type: Article

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