Spatial prediction of urban-rural temperatures using statistical methods

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 139-152

  Hjort, Jan ^a   Suomi, Juuso ^b   Käyhkö, Jukka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; GIS; PREDICTION; RURAL AREA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; URBAN AREA;

FINLAND; LANSI SUOMEN; TURKU;

EID: 80054114087     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-011-0425-9     Document Type: Article

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